WARSAW, Poland – Candles for the first night of Hanukkah are lit in the Polish Parliament.
The ceremony was held on Tuesday evening, shortly after the inaugural address by the new Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, who has Jewish roots.
The candlelighting was attended by the father of the new prime minister, Kornel Morawiecki; parliament speaker Marek Kuchciński; the ambassador of Israel in Warsaw Anna Azari; and representatives of Jewish organizations.
“In the Sejm celebrating Hanukkah together has become a custom,” said Kuchciński. “I believe that the meetings in the Sejm and the Senate held for years during this important time for Polish and Jewish culture show historic close ties connecting the Polish and Jewish communities living in Poland.”
On Thursday, a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony will take place in the presidential palace in Warsaw.
— JTA
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