Young boy blessing the Hanukkah candles at the DP Camp in Bergen Blesen, Germany, 1948. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Lea Lafer-Avidor

Child playing with hanukkiaah, Panama, 1983. Photo: Malka Bassan. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Malka Bassan

Hanukkah at the Ben Baruch family. Lod 1985. Photo: Doron Bacher. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, Doron Bacher collection

Hanukkah celebration in a Jewish kindergarten in Vienna, Austria 1977. Photo: Leni Sonnenfeld. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, the Sonnenfeld collection

Lighting Hanukkah candles. USA, 1950s. Photo: Herbert Sonnenfeld. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, the Sonnenfeld collection

Hanukkah. USA, 1950s. Photo: Herbert Sonnenfeld. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, the Sonnenfeld collection

Playing with dreidels, USA, Hanukkah, 1950’s. Photo: Herbert Sonnenfeld. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, the Sonnenfeld collection

David Cohen lighting Hanukkah candles at the Synagogue in Asmara, Eritrea 2004. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Sammy Cohen, Asmara

Mrs. Mosel Nissim, the Community’s Matriarch, lighting Hanukkah candles at the community’s Hanukkah party, Singapore 1957. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Elias M. Elias, Singapore

Lighting the third Hannukah candle at the Mittenwald DP camp, Germany, December 1947. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Orbach Family

US Army Chaplain in the Hanukka celebrations in the “Kunst” Jewish club, Tientsin, China 1946. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center

Lighting Hanukkah candles at “Habonim” Meeting. South Africa 1933-1934. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Nadia Lurie

Huge Hanukkah lamp standing at the center of Hashid Geula transit camp, Aden, Hanukkah 1949. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, bequest of Yoseph Zadok

Hanukkah celebration at the Hebrew kindergarten, Grodno, Belorussia, 1919. Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Shulamit Margalit