It might be a small, woefully mediocre collection. But thanks to Hallmark, of all places, the canon of Hanukkah movies is quickly growing. Here’s our rundown of the best.
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What To Watch Each Night of Hanukkah 2020
While it doesn’t overlap with
Christmas this year, it seems like everyone and their mother is eager to watch every single holiday movie that has ever been aired without even acknowledging
Hanukkah.
Hanukkah was traditionally a modest holiday in the religious calendar, but over the past 100+ years, it has become its own tradition for many American Jewish families.
In a 2010 conversation with
NPR, scholar and Rowan University professor
Diane Ashton shared how Hanukkah became far more prominent in America after The Civil War. The country underwent a lot of swift change during that period, including the emergence of a variety of consumer goods and marketing for those goods. With that marketing, came the tradition of wrapping Christmas presents, which left out many American Jewish families and their children. Giving gifts for Hanukkah was a way to be a part of something that was happening in America without celebrating the Christian h