"Lucy Latke's family is a family of potato pancakes. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, but it's up to the Latke family dog to set the record straight"--Provided by publisher.
An animated introduction to the Maccabees, a group of Jews who refused to obey the king's demand that everyone worship Greek gods, and led a rebellion recognized in the celebration of Hanukkah.
Story of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, held to celebrate the revolt of the Maccabees against Antiochus and the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago.
After having his prayer to God for oil and a lantern answered, the Ziz, a huge bird, has to decide if he will share it with the Maccabees, who need it to keep their menorah lit, or keep it for his own use.
