MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Can Santa save Christmas in Washington?
By Michael Wolraich on Sat, 12/18/2010 - 12:00am |Saturday, December 18, 2010
CNN.com
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-12-18/opinion/wolraich.jews.for.christmas_1_christmas-spirit-christmas-parade-holiday-parade
I'm not a Christian, but like many Jews, I've envied Christmas since childhood. I like the twinkly lights, pink-cheeked carolers, heartwarming television specials, and exuberantly ho-ho-ho-ing Santa Clauses ... pretty much everything except the endless renditions of "Jingle Bells" warbling from every audio speaker in the country.
Most of all, I love the spirit of good will associated with Christmas -- smiles from strangers, charitable giving and other acts of kindness. We Jews have a holiday called Purim for spreading joy and charity, but Purim also involves raucously cheering the murder of 75,000 Persians, which is somewhat low on the good will meter.
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