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Hanukkah’s darker origins feel more relevant in time of rising antisemitism, intense interest in identity

““The old message of 15 or 20 years ago was: It’s all about unity. Now it’s all about identity and difference. The Jewish story is in conflict between sameness and difference. On the one hand, our grandparents fought so hard for us to fit in, to pass, quote-unquote. We want that, but we’re conflicted. Now someone views me as ‘White,’ and it’s like: ‘No, I’m Jewish.’"” Lots to think about here, including with respect to my own identity.

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