On the first night of Hanukkah, as candles flickered on the windowsills of homes, members of Denver’s Jewish community gathered in Cherry Creek for a menorah lighting that ignited a renewed call for safety and solidarity.
That’s after two gunmen targeted a menorah lighting ceremony at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and injuring over 40, according to The Associated Press.
The shooting sent shockwaves through Jewish communities worldwide. In Denver, as over 100 people gathered along Fillmore Street in Cherry Creek, this year’s message of Hanukkah carried a lot more weight…