One for Each Night: The Greatest Chanukah Stories of All Time (Very Christmas)

"This rich medley of stories, poems, and other writings features evocations of Chanukah by classic and contemporary authors. There are humorous as well as meditative tales from Israel, Central Europe, and the United States--works that capture the Festival of Lights as observed on Manhattan's Upper West Side alongside accounts of celebrations in shtetls of the old country and far reaches of the Diaspora including Africa. You'll find an abundance of sizzling latkes, spinning dreidels, blazing candelabras, and glittering gelt, together with intriguing commentary about the origns of the holiday and what it means now."--