This December, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation was proud to sponsor Chabad of the Venetian and Sunset Islands’ Community Chanukah Menorah Lighting on the first night of the Festival of Lights.
Families gathered outdoors to welcome the Jewish holiday, while singing traditional songs, enjoying latkes (potato pancakes fried in oil) and other delicacies eaten during the holiday, and reciting prayers and blessings
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.