In 1979 some of the Five College Jewish Community sought to honor the beginning of Hanukkah/Cha

In 1979 some of the Five College Jewish Community sought to honor the beginning of Hanukkah/Chanukah through a special edition of their paper, Chai Times. This newspaper included an article titled ‘Chanukah: the untold story’ as well as the advertisement seen above, which offered Menorah delivery for all members of the Jewish community. As noted within the advertisement, this was the only way to purchase a Menorah in the Pioneer Valley at that time.

The Five College Jewish Newspaper operated under several different names between 1975 and 1988, inducing Nu?, Chai Times, andShofarand printed “a breath of stories on such issues as international politics, Five College affairs, religion, Israel, the arts, the relationship between Jews and other peoples, between Judaism and other religions.”

Happy Hanukkah!

Chai Times, Volume 1, Number 3, December 13, 1979 :: Mount Holyoke Archives and Special Collections Digital Images :: circa 1979