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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I want to share something that we do, and no we do not have a tree.  However, every year my kids make their own Hanukkah decorations and we hang them all over the house.  It looks very cute, and every year we add more and more.  We do not compete with Christmas. Hanukkah is a holiday that celebrates Jewish strength AND our nonconforming, nonassimilating, unapologetic love for Judaism. Not sure how a Christmas tree figures into this at all. The holiday is not about gift giving.  We do Hanukkah gelt and presents. The accent is on gelt, we do not go overboard with presents. One thing we also do, is we pick a day, and recount the stories of Judith and Hannah.  On that day everyone does nice things for Mommy and gives her gifts, it's my version of a badass Mother's/Women's day. [/quote]
You should be thankful you're raising your kids in today's climate.

When I was in second grade, about 50 years ago, the teacher told us to make Christmas decorations. I, being a little Jewish girl (and a creative one at that), put together an elaborate poster about six feet tall, with my family lighting the menorah. When we showed our finished pieces to the teacher, she asked me angrily, "what is THAT supposed to be?" When I told her it was a menorah, she said she had no idea what I was talking about and PUNISHED me for "not following instructions."

I went home crying to my mother. I'll never forget it.

Oh, and this was in upper Montgomery County, MD, mid 1960s.[/quote]

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