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Hundreds gather to celebrate 4th night of Hanukkah with menorah lighting ceremony in Philadelphia

Hundreds of people gathered at Independence Mall on Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of what organizers say was the first public menorah lighting in the world. It happened at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia in 1974. Ray Strickland talked to those in attendance about the historic occasion.
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