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JEWISH FAMILIES WORLDWIDE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE HANUKKAH. BACK IN 1985, THAT IS. CURTIS BROCK CHRONICLE VIEWERS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE CHERISHED FESTIVAL OF LIGHT. BOXBOROUGH. ELOHEINU.