Several initiatives in Winnipeg are helping gain support from non-Jewish people for Jewish communities this Hanukkah season. These efforts include Project Menorah and the Menorah Mobile that aim to bring light in times of darkness.
Due to the violence overseas and antisemitism at home, many Jews feel embattled. Non-Jews want a way to comfort their friends. Project Menorah was an answer.
A South Tampa mom and her friend in California marked the first night of Hanukkah on Thursday by discussing a campaign they launched to show support for Jewish communities across the country.
Across the country, most public celebrations of Hanukkah, the eight-night Jewish holiday that begins Thursday at sundown, appear to be going ahead without disruption.