Why are potato latkes a traditional food to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah? Frankly, it isn鈥檛 clear. But first, a quick recap of what Hanukkah is all about...
Around 175聽BC, Israel came under the rule of the Syrian King Antiochus who wanted to obliterate the Jewish religion. Judah, leader of the聽Maccabees,聽a group of Jewish warriors, led a revolution...