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Hanukkah Public Displays Removed Amidst “Rising Tensions”
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December 15, 2023
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24:46Now PlayingIn response to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, several cities in the United States and Canada have canceled Hanukkah celebrations and removed Jewish symbols from public displays, sparking controversy. In Williamsburg, Virginia, the 2nd Sundays Art and Music Festival's founder, Shirley Vermillion, canceled a menorah lighting, citing the inappropriateness of the display during the Israel-Hamas conflict. This decision was met with criticism from the United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula, which stated, “We should be very clear: it is antisemitic to hold Jews collectively responsible for Israel's policies and actions and to require a political litmus test for Jews' participation in community events that have nothing to do with Israel. Those standards would never be applied to another community." In Westbrook, Maine, a Star of David was replaced with a dreidel in a holiday light display after complaints from Arab American residents about its association with the Israeli flag. Mayor Michael Foley justified the change as a legal requirement under the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause. Similarly, a Canadian town did not display a menorah outside its city hall for the first time in 20 years, citing a 2015 Supreme Court ruling. Francis Weil of the Moncton Jewish Community highlighted the decision's unfairness and its impact on the Jewish community. The UK's Havering Council also initially decided against lighting the menorah in this year’s Hanukkah celebrations but reversed the decision after discussions with Jewish community leaders.
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