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In Ukraine, Hanukkah candles are a lifeline in the midst of power outages

JL;DR SUMMARY In the midst of ongoing power outages due to Russian attacks, Hanukkah candles have become a crucial resource for the Jewish community in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, serving both as symbols of resilience and practical sources of light. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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UkraineJewish CommunityConservative JudaismResilienceJewish OrganizationsRefugeesHanukkahChernivtsiPower OutagesRussian Attacks

Places mentioned

Lviv, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
"Here is a view of Lviv, Dec. 12, 2022."
Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
"a few men and women from two Conservative institutions in Israel will travel to the small Jewish community in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, with a supply of needed items."
Israel
"a few men and women from two Conservative institutions in Israel will travel to the small Jewish community in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, with a supply of needed items."
Romania
"Chernivtsi (known at one time as Jerusalem upon the Prut for the strength of its Jewish community) is 25 miles north of the Romanian border"

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