Hallmark keeps getting Hanukkah wrong. Two Forward writers pitch one that understands Judaism — and why it resists being Christmas-adjacent.
The community is largely unscathed by antisemitism and has existed here for centuries, fully integrated as Indians and Jews.
This year, we are mourning the beautiful souls lost in Sydney, whose lives were violently taken while celebrating Hanukkah.
These are the stories of everyday people who stepped up during dark times, and of a community coming together when two gunmen sought to tear them apart on December 14.
It's not a generic 'light in the darkness' tale. It's about preserving what makes a culture distinct and valuable.
They came from many walks of life and distant corners of the globe but common threads unite the 15 victims of the Bondi ...