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Photos: Last night of Hanukkah marked with party at Agudas Achim Synagogue
Dec. 29, 2019 7:47 pm
Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday.
Miriam O'Neill, 5, lights her family's menorah at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz leads in singing a song at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Noa Middleton-Hugenholtz dances with Noa Ron as Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz plays a song at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. The two girls bonded over their shared name, which is common in Israel. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Latkes are prepared at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Ninety pounds of potatoes were peeled and grated to make the potato pancakes. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Hanukkah gelt and a dreidel sit on tables at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sisters Thea, 7, and Margo Ehrenberg, 11, spin dreidels alongside their uncle, Hesh Rephun, at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. The Ehrenbergs were visiting family in the area from Rye, New York. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Synagogue President Sue Weinberg (center) lights her menorah at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Dave Middleton spins a dreidel with his 4-month-old son, Shifra Middleton-Hugenholtz at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Middleton is the husband of Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz greets people at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People light their menorahs at Agudas Achim Synagogue in Coralville as they mark the last night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Members and guests lit their menorahs, played dreidel, sung songs and ate a meal featuring latkes. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Monday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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