A Jewish community will mark Hannukah at Clifford's Tower, York - scene of a 12th century massacre.
A ceremony will be held later at York's Clifford's Tower, the scene of an anti-Semitic massacre there more than 800 years ago.
Organisers said the Hannukah ceremony, due to start at 18:00 GMT, will be the first time a Jewish ceremony has been held at the tower since the tragedy.Hannukah is the Jewish 'Festival of Lights'. Lasting for eight days, it is celebrated in November or December each year. Described by English Heritage as "one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages", York's entire Jewish community had found themselves trapped inside the tower of York Castle by an angry mob. Many of the victims elected to take their own lives rather than be murdered or forcibly baptised by the attackers.
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