Hanukkah Lights: Stories of the Season For more than 15 years, NPR has celebrated Hanukkah with original stories inspired by the Jewish festival of lights. Hosted by NPR's Susan Stamberg, and Murray Horwitz, each year Hanukkah Lights marks the age-old Jewish celebration with contemporary fiction.
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Hanukkah Lights: Stories of the Season

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Hanukkah Lights: 2020

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Hanukkah Lights 2019

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Hanukkah Lights 2016

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Hanukkah Lights 2010 full, one-hour special

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Hanukkah Lights 2008 full, one-hour special

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Hanukkah Lights 2007 full, one-hour special

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Hanukkah Lights one-hour special

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Hanukkah Lights 2001 full, one-hour special

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