Giant Menorah lights up Pier Plaza for Chanukah

photos by Kevin Cody

The 11th Annual Giant Menorah Lighting was hosted by the Jewish Community Center on Pier Plaza at dusk on Sunday, December 29. Los Angles County/Hermosa Beach Firefighters assisted in the lighting with their hook and ladder truck. Prior to the lighting the children’s choir performed traditional Chanukah music and hot latkes were served.

The first Pier Plaza Menorah lighting took place in 2013, after Jewish Community Center Rabbi Yossi Mintz, and Seasprite Motel owner Thelma Greenwald obtained permission for the event from the Hermosa City Council. Greenwald passed away last October at age 94. 

For more about the Jewish Community Center visit JCCMB.com. ER