“Let us be clear: The menorah is a symbol of light and hope for the Jewish people and has nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” AJC Latino posted to X on December 20. Los Lagos ...

Hanukkah celebrations in Chile met opposition this year, with politicians decrying the hanukkiah as an icon of genocide, a public hanukkiah being vandalized, and protesters threatening to shut ...

But a menorah, he emphasized, is a symbol of religion, which Americans should be able to freely express. "The menorah symbolized the light of Hanukkah," he said. "It's not political." ...

Joe Biden called a menorah from Kibbutz Kfar Aza “a symbol of the Jewish people that not only survive but heal, rebuild and continue to shine their light on the world.” (JTA) — When New York ...

Kulbersh acknowledged that some view the use of Jewish religious symbols by non-Jews as problematic — or even cultural appropriation. He emphasized that Project Menorah is different.