The first night of Hanukkah was frigid, but the Flossmoor Community Relations Commission helped keep the crowd warm inside by serving hot chocolate and candy canes before the menorah-lighting ceremony began at 5 p.m.
Charles Zurek places the first candle in the Flossmoor Park menorah on Dec. 18, the first night of Hanukkah. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
The ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 18, began the two-week stretch in which both Hanukkah and Kwanzaa religious observances will be celebrated with candle lighting by community members.
Charles Zurek, right, with his family, Christina Lutz . . .
