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Hanukkah Storytime + Sing-Along

The Stroum Jewish Community Center’s Hanukkah In Your Neighborhood included a Hanukkah Storytime + Sing-Along live from the J’s stage in Mercer Island. We gathered on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 11 for an interactive Hanukkah storytime with two Sephardic childrenโ€™s authors (one local, one world-renowned) as they shared their Jewish Cuban family stories.

Julie Anna Blank (โ€œHanukkah in Little Havanaโ€) was live at the J, reading from her book and playing her ukulele. Ruth Behar (โ€œTรญa Fortunaโ€™s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journeyโ€) also read her beautifully illustrated book for us. We sang Hanukkah songs together, including Ladino/Sephardic favorite โ€œOcho Kandelikas.โ€

Enjoy the photos from this special morning >>