Someone twisted this Jewish family’s menorah into the shape of a swastika
Naomi Ellis and her her husband Seth spent Friday morning — the morning after the sixth night of Hanukkah — trying to explain to their three young sons why someone had vandalized the menorah the family had put out on their yard by twisting the metal pieces into the shape of a swastika.
The Ellis family had only built the 7-foot-tall menorah on the front lawn of their home in Chandler, Arizona, because their sons, ages 5, 7 and 9, had asked their parents if the family could decorate their home like the neighbors did for Christmas, the Washington Post reported. Read more.
The Ellis family had only built the 7-foot-tall menorah… because their sons, ages 5, 7 and 9, had asked their parents if the family could decorate their home like the neighbors did for Christmas. This is America in the 21st century. Please reblog, even if you’re not Jewish. Especially if you’re not Jewish. Spread awareness and let your Jewish followers know that we’re not alone.
if you think this is a grey area- i need to see you for a stern talking to if you think this is okay, like, at all- i need to see you for a stern beating if you think this is funny or to be encouraged- i need to see you for a stern teeth repossession
This is fucking horrible.
I’m just so incredibly devastated. Antisemitism has to stop and needs to be actively fought. It’s not funny or harmless, just gruesome and very dangerous for the targeted group
Fuck whoever did this
