Elliott Yurman, of Homewood, lights two candles with the shamash on the second night of Hanukkah — Monday, Dec. 19 — at Flossmoor Park as community members observe. (Bill Jones/H-F Chronicle)
Feature, Local News

Hanukkah Night 2: Elliott Yurman lights the community menorah in Flossmoor Park

Elliott Yurman, of Homewood, lit the candles of Flossmoor’s community menorah at Flossmoor Park on the second night of Hanukkah, Monday, Dec. 19.

“I had not been a member of the faith for 50 years and I came back,” Yurman said. “So, here I am, out of the desert and into the cold.”

Elliott Yurman, of Homewood, lights two candles with the shamash on the second night of Hanukkah — Monday, Dec. 19 — at Flossmoor Park as community members observe. (Bill Jones/H-F Chronicle)
Elliott Yurman, of Homewood, lights two candles with the shamash on the second night of Hanukkah — Monday, Dec. 19 — at…
Popular stories < 7 days

Newsletter

Meet Charley Dieringer

H-F Pride Fest 2026