In Paris, public Hanukkah ceremonies held despite security concerns
December 6, 2015 

Thousands participating in Chabad-Lubavitch's annual public menorah lighting ceremony at the base of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Dec. 6, 2015. (Chabad.org/Thierry Guez)

(JTA) – Some 6,000 people gathered in Paris under heavy security for the public lighting of a Hanukkah menorah at the base of the Eiffel Tower, despite security concerns in the wake of last month’s terrorist attacks.

French Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia lit the first candle of a 30-foot menorah on Sunday night, the first night of Hanukkah, in the Eiffel tower ceremony attended by French Jewish leaders and government representative and sponsored by Chabad-Lubavitch.

U nedelju, na prvi dan Hanuke je francuski glavni rabin Haim Korsia je upalio prvu svječicu na menori visokoj 30 "stopa" u ceremonji , (sponzoriranoj od Chabad Lubavitch) koja se održala kod Eifelovog tornja i kojoj su prisustvovali francuski židovski lideri i predstavnici vlade. 

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The Eiffel Tower event is one of more than 30 public menorah-lighting celebrations scheduled to take place across the city and in nearly 100 towns nearby. The public gatherings, which had to be approved in advance, are being held under heavy security, according to Chabad. org.

Public Hanukkah celebrations in the French city of Marseille will be held indoors this year at the request of public security officials, according to Chabad.org. Marseille has been the location of several violent attacks against Jews in recent months and has a history of attacks on Jews.