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[quote=Anonymous][i][b]"The menorah lighting was never “canceled” because it was never scheduled in the first place. [/b]It was proposed but was not consistent with the purpose of this non-religious, community art and music festival, and the proposal was denied. [b]In 14 years this street festival has never had a religious program as one of its events.[/b] This is not a discriminatory act but one based on the objectives of the organization and the sincere desire to make this monthly event a place where all people can come together to enjoy MUSIC and ART. It feels very wrong to label anyone associated with this as an anti-Semite when the rejection of this religious programming was entirely consistent with our decision to [b]keep our gathering focused on music and art, rather than religious ceremonies[/b]. We support Jewish small business owners and musicians who sell and sing at our events every month. We respect and love our Jewish community members and wish them a very happy Hanukkah. But we standby our mission to create a safe place for all to gather and enjoy art and music and chose not to showcase religious ceremonies of any faith as part of our programming. We are not comfortable or interested in taking religious or cultural sides. A time was never settled on, or permit never issued for the events that Rabbi Mendy Heber was proposing & doing in the midst of our permitted & insured 6 block festival in downtown Williamsburg. He’d asked to add a menorah lighting & firetruck geld drop in an area that has to be kept open at all times for entering & exiting traffic . Logistically, physically, religiously & cultural the events were not going to fit and it’s very unfortunate that the most diverse & inclusive event in Williamsburg is being false accused & labeled anti Semitic."[/i][/quote]

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