Hanukkah — Susan Sussman

How do Jewish children around the world celebrate Hanukkah? On every continent, in every culture, families gather to recount the courage of the Maccabees and the miracle of the oil.

HANUKKAH: EIGHT LIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD travels to celebrations in the United States, Israel, Mexico, Argentina, France, India, Morocco and Russia.

How do children in these different cultures celebrate? What foods do they eat? What traditions do they keep alive? The eight vignettes in HANUKKAH: EIGHT LIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD give us a glimpse into this magical night, so special to children everywhere.