Chanukah celebrates the courage of Jews determined to preserve their faith and identity in their homeland in the face of existential threat. On the first night of Chanukah, Jews around the world, and here in New York, emulated the spirit of the Maccabees by proudly and publicly celebrating the holiday after a horrific attack targeting Jews at a Chanukah event on Bondi Beach. For centuries, Jews have resisted violence and persecution, often forced to flee, knowing that our resistance would not always end like the Maccabees. Long before the term “sanctuary city” existed, New York was a sanctuary to Jews...
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