FAIRFAX DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Angelenos took part in a Hanukkah Menorah Parade on Tuesday while remembering those slain in Australia. The Hanukkah Menorah Parade felt like a party on wheels along a 2.5-mile route in Fairfax. AIR7 caught a glimpse ...

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Nate ‘n Al’s is a Beverly Hills classic, known for serving traditional Jewish delicacies, dating back to 1945. This is a great non-committal spot for your Hanukkah holiday because you can just walk in and enjoy a bowl of matzo ball soup ($12.95) or a brisket with sides ($31.95).

LAPD will provide extra patrols at Jewish facilities, schools, synagogues and at Hanukkah events throughout the city.

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra.

We are actively assessing any potential threats to Los Angeles County and have increased patrol checks at critical facilities,” said the LA County Sheriff’s Department.

As Hanukkah continues, these five movies offer thoughtful, funny and occasionally unexpected ways to mark the holiday.

The incident is currently being investigated as a hate crime, and Redlands Police said they believed the family was targeted because of the Hanukkah decorations. They also said they would provide additional patrols in the area and around local places of worship.

Newlyweds Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco turned to celebrity event planner Mindy Weiss to help adorn their L.A. home with three Christmas trees and a “Christmas / Hanukkah village.”

The first night of Hanukkah in Pacific Palisades, coming nearly a year after January’s wildfires, was always going to evoke both joy and loss in the beleaguered community.