Menorahs

Over the next four nights, the four remaining candles will be lit on menorahs in private homes and in many public spaces.

Two of the discovered menorahs were lit during Hanukkah celebrations this year by Lodz’s Jewish community, whose offices happen to be on the other side of the block from the building on Północna street, where the trove was discovered.

Today, public menorahs and Hanukkah displays have become a staple of Jewish cultural and American public life, forever altering the American practice and perception of the festival.

This included decking out their entire house with Hanukkah decorations, playing holiday music I’d never heard of, and displaying multiple menorahs and a lineup of Hanukkah bears with gelt for each of the family’s eight children.

Jewish people are encouraged to place their menorahs in the front windows of their homes so that others can witness their celebration.

Menorahs on the eighth night of Chanukah, celebrating the eight days that the oil burned.