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Public Officials Around the World Say ‘Happy Chanukah’

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From national capitals and parliaments to state legislatures and small town squares—presidents, governors, ministers, mayors, legislators and other officials marked the Chanukah holiday with Jewish communities around the world. Wherever they gathered, there was outspoken support for the Jewish people in time of war and rising antisemitism. The eight-day holiday started on Dec. 7 and lasts through Dec. 15, and is celebrated with nightly lightings of the menorah.

For menorah-lightings and other events near you, consult the Chabad-Lubavitch Chanukah Event Directory.

Little Rock, Ark.

Gov. Sanders lights the menorah - Photo: Randall Lee
Gov. Sanders lights the menorah Photo: Randall Lee
Photo: Randall Lee

Photo: Randall Lee

Photo: Randall Lee

Photo: Randall Lee

New York, N.Y.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul with Rabbi Shmuel Butman at the 5th Ave. Menorah lighting in Manhattan. - Credit: Lubavitch Youth Organization
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul with Rabbi Shmuel Butman at the 5th Ave. Menorah lighting in Manhattan. Credit: Lubavitch Youth Organization
Credit: Lubavitch Youth Organization

Credit: Lubavitch Youth Organization

Credit: Lubavitch Youth Organization

Credit: Lubavitch Youth Organization

Buenos Aires, Argentina

President-elect Javier Milei of Argentina looks on as Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Eli Cohen lights the menorah in Buenos Aires.
President-elect Javier Milei of Argentina looks on as Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Eli Cohen lights the menorah in Buenos Aires.

Berlin, Germany

Chancellor Olaf Sholz of Germany spoke of antisemitism, past and present, at the menorah-lighting at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. - Photo: Chabad of Berllin
Chancellor Olaf Sholz of Germany spoke of antisemitism, past and present, at the menorah-lighting at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Photo: Chabad of Berllin
Photo: Chabad of Berllin

Photo: Chabad of Berllin

The event included speeches and entertainment. - Photo: Chabad of Berlin
The event included speeches and entertainment. Photo: Chabad of Berlin
Photo: Chabad of Berllin

Photo: Chabad of Berllin

Kyiv, Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who is Jewish, lights the menorah in the presidential palace in Kyiv on the first night of Chanukah. - Photo: FJCU
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who is Jewish, lights the menorah in the presidential palace in Kyiv on the first night of Chanukah. Photo: FJCU
The rabbis who joined Zelensky are among the 180 Chabad emissaries in Ukraine. - Photo: FJCU
The rabbis who joined Zelensky are among the 180 Chabad emissaries in Ukraine. Photo: FJCU

Burlington, Vt.

Sen. Bernie Sanders at the menorah-lighting in his home town of Burlington, Vt. - Credit: Chabad of Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders at the menorah-lighting in his home town of Burlington, Vt. Credit: Chabad of Vermont

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