A caravan of menorah-topped cars paraded from Rogers Park to Logan Square as part of the first night celebrating Hanukkah.
"One thing that's really, really nice about Hanukkah in Chicago is no matter how cold it is, you're going to get people out here and we're going to bring out the heat," said Robert Wasserman.
The Jewish holiday, an eight-day commemoration, carries more weight for some at a time when anti-Semitism has been on the rise. "I think there's more people that are saying I want to get out there, I want to participate because that's the best answer," Rabbi Moscowitz said.
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