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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1970
Page
12
The piece notes Jewish and Christian practices as families blend traditions. Parents explain differences while children enjoy both Santa and holiday lights. Synagogue visits, Hanukkah decorations, and potato pancakes show cultural overlap.
A Jewish mother notes Christmas noise and bright displays affect her children. She describes 50 percent of school curriculum focusing on the holiday between Thanksgiving and Christmas, leaving Jewish kids feeling lonesome and different. The family counters with a Hanukkah celebration to counter the secular onslaught.
A reflection on holidays, freedom, and unity among Jewish families in America. Parents describe balancing Hanukkah and Christmas, the Santa Claus tradition, and mutual respect between Jewish and Christian neighbors. Modern tales include friendly adaptations of Black Pete as a playful, non-threatening figure.
Captain Clark notes a merry Christmas across a frontier area near present day Bismarck. In northeastern Wyoming a pioneer's Christmas tree calmed a wounded Sioux who entered a widow's cabin seeking aid. Through sign language she explained the tree’s meaning, she fed him, helped him return to his tribe, and the tale says he later rewarded her with gifts.
Cardinal Terence Cooke, archbishop of New York and air of U S Catholics in the armed forces, arrived in Saigon for a weeklong visit with American servicemen. He expressed hope for peace with justice in 1971 and said the trip aims to bring a touch of home and happiness to troops separated from loved ones.
During the early 17th century Puritan laws banned Christmas observance as devilish. The rule lasted until 1681 when repeal followed Dutch and German influence. Abundant colonial food and forest greens aided festive trimming and feasting.
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