Congregation Aitz Chaim, the Great Falls Hebrew Association, gets together every Hanukkah and lights the Menorah at the Civic Center. The Great Falls Hebrew Association was originally founded in 1916.
The menorah came to be in Great Falls, thanks to a woman named Diane Kaplan. After three years of hard work and dedication, she managed to collect the money required to get the menorah, as well as talk to the city to arrange it.
She unfortunately passed away from cancer the week the menorah was installed, and so the Hebrew Association decided to dedicate the menorah in her name.
For the past fifteen years, it has been referred to as the "Diane Kaplan Memorial Menorah".
In the video above, Shiksha Mahtani talks with Aaron Weissman of the Great Falls Hebrew Association about the upcoming Hanukkah celebration.
Every night of Hanukkah (from December 25 through January 1), members will meet in front of the Civic Center in downtown Great Falls at 5:30 PM to light the menorah. The event is free and open to all.
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