The Hanukiah
The hanukiah is a candlestick with eight candle holders and a ninth which holds the servant candle which lights the others.
On day one of the festival the lady of the house will light the servant candle, say a prayer, and use the candle to light the first - according to some, starting on the left? Each day another candle is lit. until on the last night all the candles are lit.
The Menorah
A menorah looks similar but has seven candle holders, for the seven days of the week, and is used and lit on Friday night at dusk for the sabbath (in Hebrew shabbat, in Yiddish, which is a variation on German, shobbos).
Because the word hanukah is translated from the Hebrew, spelling may vary.
If you want to know more about Hanukah, there is an article in Wikipedia which lins through to another article about a French museum wwhich has a whole room devoted to Hanukah.
You can see hanukiahs lit in major cities such as New York, London, and Singapore. They may be in the centre of the city or outside synogogue.
Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%27Art_et_d%27Histoire_du_Juda%C3%AFsme
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