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Our annual prairie Chanukah party—latkes, kugel, cherry blintzes.
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Our annual prairie Chanukah party—latkes, kugel, cherry blintzes.
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Friends arrive from nearby towns and dance the twist to “Chanukah Lights Tonight,” spin like a dreidel to a klezmer hit.
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Friends arrive from nearby towns and dance the twist to “Chanukah Lights Tonight,” spin like a dreidel to a klezmer hit.
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The candles flicker in the window.
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The candles flicker in the window.
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Outside, ponderosa pines are tied in red bows.
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Outside, ponderosa pines are tied in red bows.
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If you squint, the neighbors’ Christmas lights look like the Omaha skyline.
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If you squint, the neighbors’ Christmas lights look like the Omaha skyline.
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The smell of oil is in the air.
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The smell of oil is in the air.
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We drift off to childhood where we spent our gelt on baseball cards and matinees, cream sodas and potato knishes.
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We drift off to childhood where we spent our gelt on baseball cards and matinees, cream sodas and potato knishes.
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No delis in our neighborhood, only the wind howling over the crushed corn stalks.
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No delis in our neighborhood, only the wind howling over the crushed corn stalks.
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Inside, we try to sweep the darkness out, waiting for the Messiah to knock, wanting to know if he can join the party.
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Inside, we try to sweep the darkness out, waiting for the Messiah to knock, wanting to know if he can join the party.
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