14th St. Y helps Manhattan welcome Chanukah
BY TEQUILA MINSKY
In the neighborhood celebrating
Chanukah Sunday night—the
fi rst night of Chanukah, Yiddish
New York had a Chanukah candle lighting
on the fi rst fl oor studio of the 14th
St. Y with multiple menorahs brought
by Yiddish New York participants.
Set on the window ledge facing
the street, the flickering candles on
the menorah could be seen as passersby
walked along the south side
sidewalk of 14th Street.
After the candle lighting, a reception
for the special photo
exhibit in the lobby by Polish
photographer Agnieszka Traczewska
was held. Jelly doughnuts,
sufganiyot, eaten in Israel for this
holiday, were served.
Meanwhile, boys who are emissaries
from Mitzvah Mobiles— vans
sent out from Crown Heights—
could be spotted in various parts of
the Lower East Side and Soho looking
to give menorahs and candles to
Jewish people who didn’t have menorahs
or who hadn’t lit candles for
Chanukah.
*Yiddish New York is a six-day
program with an international and
intergenerational community celebrating
and creating art, scholarship
and social activism informed
If you didn’t have a menorah, these young men from the 14th Street Y would oblige by giving you one, with
candles, so you can celebrate Chanukah properly.
by Yiddish culture. The program is
based at the 14th St. Y and other
nearby venues. The intent of the series
of workshops, panels, and other
programs is to provide a gathering
place for community members to interact
PHOTO BY TEQUILA MINSKY
with leading Yiddishists and
join together and deepen engagement
with Yiddish culture.
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