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Yisrael Jacobson, 3, decorates a dreidel during Chabad of Charlotte County’s Chanukah Festival of Lights Thursday evening at the Port Charlotte Town Center mall, in front of Dillard's. Tonight it the final night of Hanukkah.

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Tim Allan, band member of KlezMania on the Gulf, performs on banjo during Chabad of Charlotte County’s Chanukah Festival of Lights, providing live musical entertainment with tunes such as “Bei Mir Bist du Shein,” and other Hanukkah songs.

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KlezMania on the Gulf band member Elisa Miro performs on violin during Chabad of Charlotte County’s Hanukkah celebration and lighting of the menorah.

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Rabbi Simon Jacobson of Chabad of Charlotte County welcomes those in attendance to the Hanukkah celebration and menorah lighting at the Port Charlotte Town Center mall.

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KlezMania on the Gulf provided live entertainment during the event. Members are, from left, Don Mopsick, bass; David Edwards, tenor sax; Tim Allan, banjo; Bob Felman, clarinet; and Elisa Miro, violin.

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Stan Rosen lights the candles on Charlotte county’s largest menorah during the celebration.

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Maimonides Hebrew Day School of Fort Myers students and Punta Gorda residents, from left, Auraham Greenberg, 6; Yehoshua Greenberg, 9; Gershon Jacobson, 7; and Areyel Yorkovitch sing Hanukkah songs, such as “Dreidel,” “O’Chanukah,” and “Light up the Night,” during the Chabad of Charlotte County’s celebration.

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Mendel Jacobson, 9, sings songs with fellow students from Maimonides Hebrew Day School Thursday evening.

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Attendees line up to receive hot latkes and doughnuts from Darlene Rosen, far right.

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Jason Yurkovitch of Port Charlotte relaxes with his 3-year-old daughter, Lia, as they enjoy doughnuts provided by Chabad.

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Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, from Chabad of Bonita Springs, was a featured soloist, performing “A Yiddish Mamme,” accompanied by members of KlezMania on the Gulf.

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Jordyn Santana, 2 1/2, plays with a dreidel that she received during Chabad of Charlotte County’s Hanukkah celebration and menorah lighting.

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Levi Jacobson, 2, takes the microphone in his hands as he sings several Hanukkah songs during Chabad of Charlotte County’s celebration. The event was free and open to the public, and featured a menorah lighting, hot latkes, doughnuts, live entertainment by KlezMania on the Gulf, Hanukkah gifts on display for purchase, and crafts for children to make.

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Nikki Moll, 5, a kindergarten student at Kingsway Elementary School, removes the backing from a star sticker as she decorates a door hanger, one of many children’s craft activities during the event.