
Forty-four years ago - in front of Independence Hall - a rabbi and a few yeshiva students lighted the first candle on a small wooden menorah. Since then, erecting oversized outdoor menorahs in public spaces has spread all over the country - and the world. To celebrate the eight-night Hanukkah season, staff photographer Tom Gralish visited menorahs throughout the region - including the one on Independence Mall, now grown to over forty feet - capturing varied images during this wintertime “festival of lights.”
Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times
Mary Ilyushina and Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post
Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press
Geir Moulson, Associated Press
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
Anna Wilder and Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press
Scott Nover, Washington Post
Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Jonathan Swan, and Maggie Haberman, New York Times
Reis Thebault, New York Times
Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and Tony Romm, New York Times
Samy Magdy, Associated Press
Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Michael Sisak, Associated Press
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