Jewish-Christian Week of Encounters and Culture
Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights, commemorating the re-dedication of the second temple in Jerusalem in 164 BC. For eight evenings, eight candles are lit one by one on the Hanukkiah — the distinctive nine–armed candelabra — making Hanukkah a symbol of re-establishing Jewish life and faith amidst dark circumstances.
Since 2004 Hanukkah has been openly celebrated in Tübingen. Every evening, the Hanukkiah is lit in a different section of the city as a symbol of friendship and solidarity with Israel and a statement against recurring flare-up of antisemitism.
The Jewish-Christian Week of Encounters and Culture celebrates Jewish culture with concerts, readings and traditional Dreidel games. Additionally, lectures about Jewish life in Germany, Hanukkah, antisemitism and the remembrance of the Holocaust, make up a varied program.
