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A: In 1996, Parton established the Imagination Library to distribute free children’s books in Sevier County, Tennessee. The program has grown and now provides free books to children in over 1600 communities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Philanthropist Harold Grinspoon learned of the program and helped establish a branch in Western Massachusetts. This became his inspiration to create the PJ Library which has distributed nearly 10 million Jewish children’s books to families throughout the United States and in Jewish communities around the world.
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We’re not sure if Dolly Parton ever sang Chanukkah songs, but she did provide the voice of Miss Frizzle’s sister Murph on an episode of The Magic School Bus which ended with all of the characters wishing everyone a Happy Chanukkah (and Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa). Want to learn more Chanukkah trivia? Then download your free copy of RASHI, RAMBAM and CHANUKKAH-MADINGDONG: A Quizbook of Chanukkah Trivia Facts & Fun, and send copies to everyone you know.
