Hanukkah celebration lights up Portland with parade
Chabad of Maine's car-top menorah parade from Rosemont section to City Hall was one of the innovative way members of Maine's Jewish community took to celebrating Hanukkah this year.
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Vehicles head down Bancroft Street in Portland Dec. 10 as part of Chabad of Maine’s car-top menorah parade. The event, a first-ever in the state, kicked off the first night of Hanukkah, which runs through sundown Friday.
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PORTLAND — Taking a nearly 50-year-old New York City tradition and making it their own, Chabad of Maine found a pandemic-safe way this year to share Hanukkah’s message of light and hope with the Portland community.