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PHOTO GALLERY : Temple Emanu - El Hanukah Celebration


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 5:00 a.m. December 9, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY : Temple Emanu - El Hanukah Celebration
Ben Baram and Education Director Sabrina Silverberg lead the school with the Song of Israel.
Ben Baram and Education Director Sabrina Silverberg lead the school with the Song of Israel.
Seth Morton played Judah in the performance “A Hanukah Happening.”
Seth Morton played Judah in the performance “A Hanukah Happening.”
Sam Silverberg dressed as Judah to entertain the children.
Sam Silverberg dressed as Judah to entertain the children.
Seventh graders told the story of the Maccabeus and the Temple of Jerusalem.
Seventh graders told the story of the Maccabeus and the Temple of Jerusalem.
Mia Laporta shows off the gifts she got from the Hanukah gift exchange.
Mia Laporta shows off the gifts she got from the Hanukah gift exchange.
Logan Rosenberg colors a menorah.
Logan Rosenberg colors a menorah.
Education Director Sabrina Silverberg wishes Andrea Lempel, Emma Katz and Megan Meese a happy birthday.
Education Director Sabrina Silverberg wishes Andrea Lempel, Emma Katz and Megan Meese a happy birthday.
Rebecca Kelinberg, 10, and Emma Katz, 11, hold Hanukah gifts.
Rebecca Kelinberg, 10, and Emma Katz, 11, hold Hanukah gifts.
Jonathan Yunis holds his 1 year-old daughter Jillian.
Jonathan Yunis holds his 1 year-old daughter Jillian.
Jada Gorin and Sasha Dropkin
Jada Gorin and Sasha Dropkin
Gabriel Meese unwraps her Hanukah gift.
Gabriel Meese unwraps her Hanukah gift.
Seventh graders of Temple Emanu –El religious school perform in a Hanukah play.
Seventh graders of Temple Emanu –El religious school perform in a Hanukah play.
Jordan Cohen puts chocolate sprinkles on her donut.
Jordan Cohen puts chocolate sprinkles on her donut.
Isaiah Cohen, Jordan Gorn and Marc Ash color dradles at the Hanukah celebration.
Isaiah Cohen, Jordan Gorn and Marc Ash color dradles at the Hanukah celebration.
Armando Friedman, Eva Chyorny, and Sasha Dropkin draw on dradles.
Armando Friedman, Eva Chyorny, and Sasha Dropkin draw on dradles.
Charlie Timmons, Russell Kramer, Brianna Baldinger, Catarina Cappelli, and Katie Alcock eat Hanukah treats.
Charlie Timmons, Russell Kramer, Brianna Baldinger, Catarina Cappelli, and Katie Alcock eat Hanukah treats.

 

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