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  • Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Syrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE.
  • Passover is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.
  • Yom Kippur is the holiest annual Jewish holiday. It is the day of atonement.
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