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Hanukkah or the Jewish Festival of Lights is celebrated in memory of the recovery of the Second Temple in Jerusalem from the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BC. This was at the beginning of the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid Hellenistic influences and persecution. Now, a newly discovered Seleucid sling stone from nearly 2,300 years […]
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Evidence of Hannukah Story Found in Raised Hellenistic Fortress
November 18th, 2021 
Awake Goy In the Shephelah region or the Judean foothills of south-central Israel, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Hasmonean Hellenistic fortress that was burned by (Khazarian / Turk) conquerors in the year 112 BC, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has revealed . It was clear from the condition of its ruins that the Hasmonean Hellenistic […]
Evidence of Hannukah Story Found in Razed Hellenistic Fortress
November 18th, 2021 Awake Goy In the Shephelah region or the Judean foothills of south-central Israel, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Seleucid Hellenistic fortress that was burned by Hasmonean (Judean) conquerors in the year 112 BC, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has revealed . It was clear from the condition of its ruins that the Hellenistic fortress had […]
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No Comments »Relics of a rebellion: A Hannukah visit to the home of the Maccabees
December 12th, 2020 Awake Goy December 7, 1909. It is the first day of Hanukkah, and pupils from pre-state Israel’s first Hebrew high school are on a field trip. Their teacher has taken them to the ancient village of Modiin – site of a famous 1st-century BCE town and home of the Maccabees. We can almost see the children standing […]
WZO compiles photos of families celebrating Hannukah for special project
December 11th, 2020 Awake Goy The World Zionist Organization will be running a special program to celebrate Hanukkah amid the coronavirus pandemic, in partnership with the Digital Affairs Ministry.The WZO is asking families across the world to send in photos of them and their loved ones celebrating Hanukkah during the unprecedented time, as part of the “Share the Light” program.”Pictures […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: celebrating, compiles, families, hannukah, photos, project, special No Comments »Chabad of Long Island plans special Hannukah coronavirus safe events
December 9th, 2020 Awake Goy In an effort to bring light amid what could be considered a darker than usual Hanukkah this winter, Chabad of Long Island has planned dozens of coronavirus-safe special events for their New York communities.Some 35 events will take place across Long Island, sponsored by the 38 Chabad branches of the region. The organization will distribute […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: chabad, coronavirus, events, hannukah, island, plans, special No Comments »The Almost Unknown part of the Hannukah story–the religiously-mandated massacre of Hellenized Jews
December 3rd, 2017 Awake Goy Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 5,842 other followers Source Article from https://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2017/12/02/the-almost-unknown-part-of-the-hannukah-story-the-religiously-mandated-massacre-of-hellenized-jews/ Views: 0
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