Havering Council in Essex said last month it would not be installing a Jewish menorah to celebrate Hanukkah due to security concerns given the current Israel and Hamas conflict
Jewish community members in East London are celebrating after their City Council changed its mind Friday about forbidding the town hall menorah for Hanukkah.
London's Havering city council reversed their decision Friday to limit their public Hanukkah celebration following a meeting with community leaders.
A London council announced Thursday it was axing the planned installation of a Hanukkah menorah outside the town hall for fear of "inflaming tensions" within the community, making explicit reference to Middle Eastern "tensions." The Havering Council's apparent act of "surrender" did not sit well.