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Hanukkah Story of Faith Hope and a Child's Death
A family recounts Hanukkah as a personal tale of light amid darkness centering on Sergey who died at age eight during the festival. Ella Leya and Stuart Altshuler narrate journeys from Soviet life and Jewish music to immigration and interfaith work, linking Sergey’s memory to resilience and cultural healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Stuart
Ella
Sergey
Ella Leya
Soviet Republic
Azerbaijan
Farus
Jane
Communist Party
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Voice of America
United States
Institute of Oil and Chemistry
Conservatory of Music
Moscow
Itrawrntates
Armand Hammer
Russia
Mickey Kantor
Commerce
Bill Clinton
U.S
Virginia
Old Dominion College
Washington, D.C
Stuart Altshuler
Beverly Hills
Leo Altshuler
Marvin Mitchelson
Jack Benny
University of California, Irvine
Los Angeles
Rootsohie
Berkeley
Israel
Union of Councils of Soviet Jewry
Soviet Union
Anatoly
Natan) Sharansky
Sharansky
Jewish Theological Seminary
New York
Norfolk
Daniel A. Anderson
Laguna News-Post
Laguna Beach
Altshuler