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Walla also learned that Shira, Ran Gvili's sister, was invited by Israeli Consul General in New York, Ofir Akunis, to light the fifth Hanukkah candle at the Consulate General. 

Mamdani released a statement of his own, saying that “Catherine expressed her deep remorse over her past statements and tendered her resignation, and I accepted."

Hanukkah is arguably the best-known of all the Jewish holidays, despite not being one of the high holidays. This year, however, Hanukkah has been in the news for more harrowing reasons.

Zohran Mamdani paid a visit to the Chabad Ohel following the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack, as Jewish leaders across New York expand public menorah events.

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“This is a deeply disturbing hate crime targeting young Chabad men on a train in New York, whose only act was sharing the light of Hanukkah,” Danon posted on X/Twitter along with the footage.

Over a dozen New York police officers and members of Chevra Hatzalah could be seen on the outskirts of the crowd at Carl Schurz Park as Hanukkah songs blared over the speaker.

Berlin police said they were ramping up measures around the German capital's Brandenburg Gate, where a large electric menorah is being lit to mark the first night of Hanukkah.