The Polish Jewish community held its first public menorah-lighting ceremony Sunday evening. President Lech Kaczynski’s wife lit the giant menorah with the help of Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich and wished a joyous Chanukah to the hundreds of people gathered on the square.
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