A little bit of "Hanucah" (1841)

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Sat Aug 3 22:59:56 UTC 2002


   OED has 1891 for "Chanukah."  Merriam-Webster has 1864 for "Hanukkah."
   From the JEWISH CHRONICLE (London), 24 December 1841 (5602), pg. 38, col.
1:

   _From a Correspondent_--On Friday, during the "Feast of Dedication," the
young ladies of Miss Gomes's establishment distributed their _annual_
allowance of bread and meat for Hanucah to seven poor families;...

(THE JEWISH CHRONICLE began in 1841.  I'm not saying that "Hanukkah" was
coined here...The title of this post is from the lyric to that annoying song.
 It's now playing in a car commercial, and I also heard the song while I was
in Yalta, Ukraine--ed.)



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