Have yourself a Jewish little Christmas - CatholicCitizens.org
Have yourself a Jewish little Christmas 12/14/2020 at 6:44 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe, December 14, 2020 For Jews in old Europe, the Christmas season was a time to be watchful and wary and to keep out of sight. For their descendants in America, the Christmas season — which is also the season of Chanukah, of course — is a time to celebrate and give thanks for the freedom of religion that protects the menorah in their living room window no less than the Christmas tree in their neighbor’s. In medieval and early modern Europe, this time of year often ...
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