11 Christmas and race: Jews

“Christmas or Hanukkah?”

Celebrated on 25 December, Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem. Traditionally Jews do not celebrate Christmas, so Christmas light displays left many of them feeling displaced and marginalised.

In history, some American Jewish immigrants protested against Christmas celebrations by…

However, German Jewish immigrants in the US helped popularise Christmas celebration in the 19th century...

Reference:

Plaut, Joshua Eli, A Kosher Christmas: ‘Tis the Season to be Jewish (US: Rutgers University Press, 2012)

Restad, Penne Lee, Christmas in America: A History (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997)