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It was a gala with gifts, music and dancing as well as sighs and tears. Each year in Jerusalem, Chabad, an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic movement known worldwide for its outreach, hosts a days-long Hanukkah party for a special group of Israelis. On the evening we visited, it was learning the way in which these guests were special that brought on our tears; the venue was filled with widows and orphans, many of whom if not most were recent victims of terror.
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