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Poland's Hanukkah tribute to Jews aiding Ukrainians

(19 Dec 2022) ASSOCIATED PRESS Warsaw - 19 December 2022 1. Various of menorah being lit by Polish President Andrzej Duda and Poland's Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich 2. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Andrzej Duda, Polish President: "Thank you so much for welcoming our guests, newcomers from Ukraine, into your community, into your homes, into your prayers, and for surrounding them with your prayers." 3. Wide of Duda durrng his speach 4. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Andrzej Duda, Polish President: "Who would know better, than the community of Jews around the world, what it means to go from place to place and have to leave one's home and establish this home, for a shorter or longer period, elsewhere." 5. Schudrich approaching the audience 6. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Michael Schudrich, Poland's Chief Rabbi: "This is our common challenge, for our holiday, for our joy - to remember also those who have no light. We have a festival of lights, we pray that next year, the next Hanukkah, there will be light in Ukraine too." 7. Various of music performance, President Duda, Polish First Lady Agata Kornhauser Duda, Schudrich listening 8. Wide of audience STORYLINE: Poland's president led a Hanukkah celebration on Monday where he paid tribute to Jewish communities in Poland and worldwide for the help they have extended to Ukrainian refugees this year. Poland lies to Ukraine's west and has accepted millions of Ukrainians who crossed their border, many of whom have chosen to remain in the neighbouring nation. Poland's Jewish community has been among those organising housing, food, education and other help for Ukrainians. President Andrzej Duda said he was grateful for what the Jewish community had done. “Thank you so much for welcoming our guests, newcomers from Ukraine, into your community, into your homes, into your prayers, and for surrounding them with your prayers,” Duda told those gathered in the presidential palace in Warsaw. "Who would know better, than the community of Jews around the world, what it means to go from place to place and have to leave one's home and establish this home, for a shorter or longer period, elsewhere," he added. Hanukkah, the festival of lights, celebrates light overcoming darkness, powerful symbolism as Ukrainians suffer in the dark and cold amid repeated Russian attacks on their power infrastructure. Poland's chief rabbi, Michael Schudrich, said the holiday was a time “to remember also those who have no light.” "We pray that next year, the next Hanukkah, there will be light in Ukraine too.” Poland was once home to a Jewish community that numbered over 3.3 million. Most were murdered by Nazi German forces who invaded and occupied Poland during World War II. Today Poland's Jewish community is growing but remains small. Its efforts to help refugees have been funded from abroad, particularly by the Jewish Federations of North America, an umbrella group that has raised over $84 million to help Ukrainians harmed by the war. AP Video shot by Rafal Niedzielski =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...