Hundreds of people packed into San Francisco’s Union Square on Sunday evening to mark the start of Hanukkah by watching the lighting of a giant, public menorah.
Hundreds of people packed into San Francisco's Union Square on Sunday evening to mark the start of Hanukkah by watching the lighting of a giant, public menorah.
Some visitors said this was their first time attending the menorah lighting, others said they'd been attending for years. "It's awesome," said 11-year-old Andre Briones, adding,"it's awesome how the community of Jewish people gets to come together over this very special eight days,"
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