Spelling Hanukkah

Glenview officials light a <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVFES000039" title="Hanukkah" href="/topic/arts-culture/holidays/hanukkah-EVFES000039.topic">Hanukkah</a> menorah in this 2004 file photo. "The various English spellings for Hanukkah stem primarily from the difficulties of transliterating and transcribing Hebrew," says Kory Stamper, associate editor for Merriam-Webster.
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( Tribune file photo by Candice C. Cusic )

Glenview officials light a Hanukkah menorah in this 2004 file photo. "The various English spellings for Hanukkah stem primarily from the difficulties of transliterating and transcribing Hebrew," says Kory Stamper, associate editor for Merriam-Webster.

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