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Eight Nights of (Public) Lights

Menorahs are lighted in public spaces throughout the region,

Independence Mall, on the first night of Hanukkah, December 2, 2018.
Independence Mall, on the first night of Hanukkah, December 2, 2018.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

Forty-four years ago - in front of Independence Hall - a rabbi and a few yeshiva students lighted the first candle on a small wooden menorah. Since then, erecting oversized outdoor menorahs in public spaces has spread all over the country - and the world. To celebrate the eight-night Hanukkah season, staff photographer Tom Gralish visited menorahs throughout the region - including the one on Independence Mall, now grown to over forty feet - capturing varied images during this wintertime “festival of lights.”