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SUNDAY BREAKFAST
SPORTS
The puck never stops for LFC hockey coach Carisa Wahlig P26
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Highland Park High School guard Daniel Michelon continues to be a fun watch. P22
SOCIAL SCENE
Lake Forest Woman’s Club got the fundraising season started with an event supporting scholarships and Random Acts of Flowers. P17
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NEWS
Ravinia cuts James Levine amidst claims BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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ounting accusations in the media of sexual abuse of teenagers prompted the Ravinia Festival to sever all ties with James L evine, conductor laureate for the coming season and its music director between 1973 and 1993. “Ravinia maintains a zerotolerance policy and culture on sexual harassment,” the organization wrote in a December 4 statement. “We are deeply troubled and saddened by the allegations and sympathize with everyone who has been hurt.” Two more accused Levine of sexual abuse when they were teens over the weekend after a Kenilworth native made similar allegations a day before, according to the New York Times. New York’s Metropolitan Opera, where Levine was the music director for 40 years
Hanukkah is Happening
Where to go for menorahs dreidels, oil BY JULIE KEMP PICK DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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he eight days of Hanukkah begin on December 12, and there are almost as many ways to celebrate the holiday on the North Shore. But first, why does Hanukkah last eight days? That’s the length of time a one-day supply of oil lasted in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem more than 2,300 years ago, according to the Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning in Wilmette. “The Syrians had desecrated the ancient temple in hopes of stamping out the practice of Judaism. But the oil lasted long enough for the Maccabees to repair and rededicate the temple. In commemoration of that, Jews around the world light the Menorah as a symbol of light and liberty.”
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Children light the electric menorah at a previous Hanukkah Concert at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN
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