11/27/13 - Wednesday’s Topical Currents looks at the 200 year history of Hanukkah in America. Professor Dianne Ashton looks at how American Jews have been transforming the ancient holiday from a simple occasion into something grand. She traces Hanukkah's distinctive transformation as a marker of American Jewish life, in her book, Hanukkahin America: A History. That’s Topical Currents Wednesday at 1pm.
Hanukkah: From A Simple Occasion To Something Grand
