Thursday’s event will mark a significant shift for the Sault’s Jewish community, which until now has avoided the public (and sometimes huge) Hanukkah displays common in many other cities The Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre will host Sault Ste. Marie's first-ever public menorah-lighting this week, Congregation Beth Jacob synagogue announced today. The event is planned for 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. "The world feels like a scary place for Jewish people right now," says congregation president Tova Arbus, who suggested the Hanukkah celebration to Mayor Matthew Shoemaker, who agreed to organize it. "The alarming increase in antisemitism has left many...