In Myra Goldberg\’s short story, \”Who Can Retell,\” reprinted in the National Public Radio anthology, \”Hanukkah Lights, Stories of the Season\” (Melcher Media, 2005), a young girl is concerned that her school\’s holiday glee club is singling out all the Jewish students to sing Chanukah songs.
A menorah is topped with candy canes, a mini Christmas tree adorned with a Jewish star and a spinning dreidel pictures Frosty the Snowman on one side and the tree on another: These are just some of the \”interfaith\” pictures featured on the mugs on the gift section of the Chrismukkah Web site (www.chrismukkah.com). Other images – which also adorn T-shirts and holiday cards – include a reindeer with a menorah for antlers, a zayde-slash-santa and other cute combo sayings like \”Oy Joy\” and \”Merry Mazeltov,\” which get across the sentiment of both Judaism and Christianity.
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