Menorah lightings to mark the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah are planned near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Ellipse in Washington DC and in many other cities around the world.

In London, a menorah lighting is scheduled for December 10, at 6 pm in Trafalgar Square. In Paris, a lighting planned for December 9 at 8 pm will include a concert with live Jewish music and a live video link to menorah lightings in New York and Jerusalem at the Western Wall. In Berlin, the menorah lighting will take place December 9, at 6:30 pm.

In New York, a "Hanukkah on ice" event is planned for December 10, 6 pm-9 pm, with a concert and skating party at the rink in Central Park just north of the 59th Street entrance...

...Numerous other events, all sponsored by the Chabad Lubavitch outreach organization, are scheduled at locations around the world, from US college campuses to city centers large and small including outposts in Asia, Africa and Latin America...

...For a searchable directory of events, visit www.hanukkah.org.