Jews from Bukhara, (Uzbekistan), light a Chanukah Menorah after emigrating to Israel. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union and foundation of the independent Republic of Uzbekistan in 1991, some feared growth of nationalistic policies in the country. Today, there are about 150,000 Bukharan Jews in Israel

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