{"id":7395,"date":"2017-12-15T14:26:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T19:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishbreakingnews.com\/jbn\/?p=7395"},"modified":"2024-03-13T05:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:36:39","slug":"liberal-group-celebrated-hanukkah-5th-floor-trump-tower-protest-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishbreakingnews.com\/liberal-group-celebrated-hanukkah-5th-floor-trump-tower-protest-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"A Liberal Group Celebrated Hanukkah on the 5th Floor of Trump Tower \u2014 to Protest Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
It would be reasonable to assume that the Jews lighting a Hanukkah menorah on the fifth floor of Trump Tower supported the president.<\/p>\n
The front of the Midtown Manhattan high-rise, after all, bears his name in large gold letters, and the trash cans in its lobby are emblazoned with \u201cMake America Great Again.\u201d More than a year after the election, campaign gear is sold in the basement.<\/p>\n
But the several dozen Jews who came together in the building Wednesday evening weren\u2019t there to celebrate its namesake but to protest him.<\/p>\n
Organized by T\u2019ruah, the liberal rabbis\u2019 human rights group, the protest was titled \u201cNot the White House Chanukah Party.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u2019ruah was able to use the building because a terrace on its fifth floor is technically a New York City public park open to anyone. All one needs to do is pass through security and go to the elevator, where a uniformed attendant will press the button for you.<\/p>\n
The event itself was a relatively standard protest of Trump \u2014 with a Jewish holiday twist. There were songs (\u201cAl Hanisim,\u201d a Hanukkah prayer thanking God for miracles), chants (\u201cMore light, more justice!\u201d), protest signs and snacks (fair trade Hanukkah gelt and decaf coffee). Nine leaders of liberal Jewish groups \u2014 including the Workmen\u2019s Circle, HIAS, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice and Bend the Arc \u2014 spoke, then each held up a picture of a candle and lined up to form a human menorah.<\/p>\n