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Mayor Bloomberg hosted his annual Chanukah party Wednesday night, held at the Jewish Heritage Museum.

This year the crowd was entertained by Jewish singing sensation Lipa Schmeltzer and accompanied by the Freilach Orchestra. The Menorah was lit by FDNY Chaplain Rabbi Joseph Potasnik

Mayor Bloomberg also lit Chanukah Menorah in Brooklyn, at Grand Army Plaza on Tuesday night. He was lifted up in a Con Edison bucket truck to be able to do that.

YWN PHOTO LINKS: Click HERE for photos by Hillel Engel taken at Bloomberg’s Chanukah reception – Click HERE for photos taken by Yitzy Engel at Grand Army Plaza.

Click HERE to watch the Lipa Schmeltzer performance on your mobile device.

Click HERE to watch the entire program including Mayor Bloombergs speech on your mobile device.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)