From carving menorahs on stolen blocks of wood to creating makeshift wicks from scraps of fat and used loose threads, concentration camp inmates devised covert ways to celebrate the holiday. All over Europe Jews found ways to celebrate the holiday. After arriving at Westerbork, a transit camp in the Netherlands, in late 1943, the Elchanan family used recycled battery parts to make a menorah out of wood and aluminum foil. Grease and cotton wicks served as candles.

Concepts

hanukkah, the holocaust

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Additional Tags

"hassidic tales of the holocaust" by yaffa eliach, a&e television networks, llc, hanukkah during the holocaust

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)