Rabbi Eli Goodman of the BACH Jewish Center, flanked by fellow rabbis, elected officials and community leaders, addressed the crowd of nearly 400 people about the message of Hanukkah.
Rabbi Eli Goodman, of the BACH Jewish Center, and Rabbi David Bauman, of Temple Israel, lit the menorah.
Nearly 400 people gathered in Kennedy Plaza for the Long Beach menorah lighting celebrations on Dec. 2.
The City of Long Beach hosted its annual menorah lighting ceremony in Kennedy Plaza on Thursday, Dec. 2, where nearly 400 people gathered to mark the start of Hanukkah. The event featured music, dancing and latkes. The menorah was lit each evening through Dec. 8.
