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• The first army sent out by the Syrians was defeated by the Maccabees, as was a second expedition sent out. The king commissioned a third army of more than 40,000 men to come against the small group of Jewish rebels. Miraculously, the Syrians were defeated once again. After three years of fighting, the Greeks were driven out of the land. • The Jews cleansed their temple, ridding it of the pagan gods, and rededicated it to Israel’s God. An eight-day celebration followed the cleansing, with the ceremonial light of the holy candelabrum, the Menorah. The Menorah was lit with oil, not candles as are today’s lamps. • Only one vial of oil was found in the Temple, enough to keep the lamp burning for just one day out of the eight-day festival. The miracle of Hanukkah is that the Menorah continued to burn continuously for the entire eight days. • The Temple’s original menorah (stolen by the Syrians) was fashioned from a single piece of pure beaten gold weighing nearly 100 lbs., and stood approximately 5.25 feet tall. It had seven branches, with an oil lamp on top of each. The wicks of each lamp were made from the priests’ worn-out garments. Prior to the Syrian invasion, the High Priest lit the lamps, and they burned from evening until morning. Only pure, fresh olive oil was used. Three lamps were on the left side of the central one, representing the Spring feasts of the Jews – Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Feast of First Fruits. On the other side, were the symbols of the Fall feasts – Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Feast of Tabernacles. ...continued

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• The correct term for the Hanukkah menorah is “chanukihah.” It has nine branches that hold the candles – one for each day of the Festival of Lights, and the “shamash,” the one that is used to light the other candles. The shamash is a little higher or lower than the other candles. The first candle is lit at sundown on the 24th day of Kislev, lighting an additional candle each night until all eight are lit. Nine candles, including the shamash, glow on the final night. No one blows out the candles, and they are allowed to extinguish naturally. Jewish law forbids Hanukkah candles to be used for any other purpose. • After candles are lit on the Hanukkah menorah, Maoz Tzur, a hymn of praise to God for deliverance from persecution, is sung. • According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world’s largest menorah is 32 feet tall, 28 feet wide, and weighs 4,000 lbs. Unveiled opposite New York City’s Central Park in December, 2005, the menorah’s design was based on the Jerusalem’s temple menorah. It is lighted nightly during Hanukkah with oil lamps with glass chimneys to protect the light from wind. • Traditional Hanukkah foods are deep-fried in oil, symbolizing the miracle of the oil that burned in the Temple. Especially popular are latkes, which are crispy potato pancakes, topped with applesauce. Jelly doughnuts might not have been around at the time of the Maccabees (the first known recipe was in a 1532 German cookbook), but these fried treats are a common ...continued food during Hanukkah.

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• The Israeli version of doughnuts are known as “sufganiyah,” which translates “spongy” or “fried.” Israeli folklore states that when Adam and Eve were ejected from the Garden of Eden, God cheered them up with sufganiyot. The treats certainly cheer up today’s residents of Israel – they consume more than 18 million jelly doughnuts in the weeks around Hanukkah. • The game of dreidel is a popular one during Hanukkah. The Hebrew word for dreidel is “sevivon,” which translates “to turn around.” The game piece is a small, flat-sided top that spins on a stem. Each side is marked with a different Hebrew letter -- N, G, H, and S, which stand for Nun, Gadol, Haya, and Sham, meaning “A great miracle happened there.” Each player has tokens to be placed in or removed from the “pot.” A spin landing on “N,” which means “nothing,” denotes that the player does nothing. Players that spin a “G,” which translates “everything,” takes the entire pot. An “H,” or “half,” takes half the pot, while a spin of “S,” meaning “put in,” requires the player to add a token to the pot. • Members of the South Palm Beach community of Jewish people helped create the world’s most valuable dreidel, one valued at $14,000. In 2015, members donated precious and gems to fashion the dreidel, which has a diamond foundation and spins on the diamond’s point.

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November 25 marks the anniversary of the introduction of Woody Woodpecker in 1940. Here are the facts about the history of this beloved cartoon character. • Woody was created by Walter Lantz and artist Bugs Hardaway, who had previously been involved in the creation of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck at Warner Brothers Studios in the 1930s. Woody was originally voiced by Mel Blanc, the “Man of 1,000 Voices,” who also voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, and scores of other characters. • While Lantz was on his honeymoon at a California cabin with his wife Grace, a noisy woodpecker hammered away outside, keeping them awake at night. A heavy rainstorm revealed that the bird had bored holes in the roof. Grace had the idea of building a cartoon around their experience. • Woody’s first cartoon short, “Knock, Knock” premiered on November 25, 1940, starring Woody, along with Andy Panda and Papa Panda. The little woodpecker became such a hit during World War II that his image was painted on the nose of US aircraft and on the walls of mess halls. A 1943 cartoon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject. The cartoons were so popular, boys even cut their hair in the style of the red-headed bird. • Fans of Woody will know that his arch enemy was Wally Walrus, introduced in the cartoon short “The Beach Nut,” in 1944. Other enemies included Buzz Buzzard, Dirty McNasty, and Professor Grossenfibber. Woody’s love interest, Winnie Woodpecker, debuted in “Real Gone Woody” in 1954. Other friends included Chilly Willy, Sugarfoot, and Duffy Dog. Woody’s family included nephew Knothead, niece Splinter, and cousins Wilson, Richard, Jonathan, and Nick.

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• Although Mel Blanc was the first voice of Woody, the voice-over work was transferred to others Dell. when Blanc signed on full-time with Answer: Warner Brothers. was Blanc’s voice that gave A VERYItLARGE NUMBER Woody his famous distinctive laugh. One of • Edward Kasner was a mathematician. In 1938 thehevoices, KenttoRogers, was killed during was asked come up with a name forina a World Warnumber: II plane the crash, and Woody’s artist very large numeral one, followed Bugs Hardaway took over. Beginning in 1950, by a hundred zeros. He asked his two young in nephews a Woodywhat Woodpecker feature “Destinaname they wouldfilm suggest. tion Moon,” the voice-over work was by • Nine-year-old Milton suggested adone name Walt wife Grace. When strip audition tapes out Lantz’s of the funnies. A cartoon character were being reviewed by Walt for aMilton chose named Barney was very popular. Barney’s name for the slipped number. new voice, last Grace secretly her own recording into a stack • Kasner announced the new name for the big of number the tapes, andnext Walt chose in his book, altering the spelling. her without knowing her • Sixty years later, Larry Page and Sergey Brin identity. developed a new internet search engine. Other search engines • Woody’s theme searched song waseach webpage and ranked them according introduced in 1947, a songtoin-how many times a specific term appeared on them, but Page and fused with Woody’s signature Brin designed their search engine to search for laugh. It wasterm one and of 1948’s the specific then find out how many biggest hit singles, and only from links there were that was led the back to song that page, anwhich animated shortintoa be nominated for an Oscar resulted better search engine. for Best Original Song. • They decided they needed a name that reflected how many websites the search • Woody Woodpecker made the transition into engine was searching. took the name television in 1957 when They ABC launched “The of Edward Kasner’s very large Woody Woodpecker Show.” It onlynumber, ran untilonly the they misspelled it slightly, so it ended up being following year, but then went into syndication spelled exactly the same way the cartoon until 1966. It was revived by NBC in 1970 for character Barney spelled his last name. What’s another six-year run. “The New Woody Woodit called? (Answer at bottom of page) pecker Show” aired on the Fox Kids channel COMPUTER FACTS from 1999 to 2002. • In 1981 Bill Gates said, “640 kb of memory • From 1982 1996, Macy’s Thanksgivought to beuntil enough forthe anybody.” ing Day parade featured a Woody • Moore’s Law states that computer Woodpecker performance balloon, of the and widest balloons doublesone every 18 totallest 24 months, and ever since ever to appear in the parade. This made it one of 1971, this has been true. the trickiest to fly, triggeringand several encounters • HP, Google, Microsoft, Apple were all with trees over the years, ripping his stomach, started in garages. legs, hands, and head in six separate incidents, Answer: Google, from googol. including a run-in with a lamppost.

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