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The menorah men

By Gersh Kuntzman
The Brooklyn Paper

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The battle continues for Hanukkah hegemony in Brooklyn. On Tuesday night, the first night of the eight-day festival of light, two Chabad rabbis — they’re uncle and nephew to each other! — once again hosted competing menorah lighting festivities at Grand Army Plaza and at Borough Hall.

As in years past, each ceremony staked its claim of being the borough’s biggest (you know what they say about the size of a man’s menorah), each provided its own entertainment (what is it about Hasids and very loud polka music?) and each event had its own celebrities (though which mascot is the most beloved, Borough President Markowitz or Mr. Met, is anyone’s guess).

Here’s how this year’s competition went down:

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Gersh Kuntzman is the Editor of The Brooklyn Paper. E-mail Gersh at gkuntzman@cnglocal.com

©2007 The Brooklyn Paper

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