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December 21, 2016

Israeli university defends student union Christmas tree over rabbinical objection

A Jerusalem store with a non-kosher clientele is decked out for Christmas. Although Hanukkah is the central winter holiday in most of Israel, Christmas is becoming more mainstream.

JERUSALEM – Administrators at the Technion, a public research university in Haifa, are rushing to defend the presence of a Christmas tree in the campus’ student union building.

Published in International