Thousands of young American Jews will participate in annual Chanukah Torch Relays this week in more than a dozen cities throughout the nation, it was announced by Herman L. Weisman, president of the Zionist Organization of America. The Chanukah week relays will each have a 3-foot flaming torch proclaiming Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Freedom. In Chicago, Masada, the youth movement of the ZOA held a Chanukah torch rally today in front of the Israel Consulate. Shaul Ramati, Consul General of Israel, participated in the torch lighting ceremony. Afterwards Masada members ran in a Chanukah torch relay in this city. Similar events were held in other cities. The special Chanukah torch was flown here last week from Israel from Modin via El Al Israel Airlines and given to Masada leaders at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The torch was then flown by Masada members to communities including Westchester and the Bronx, various cities in New Jersey, Long Island, Boston, Baltimore-Washington area, Norfolk, Chicago and Denver. In Westchester, Masada members will hold a relay tomorrow in Yonkers. The torch will be lit by Rabbi Solomon Sternstein, at the Lincoln Park Jewish Center and will then be carried to Mayor Del Bello at Yonkers City Hall.
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