1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminRudolph the Jew-nosed reindeer - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="viQGBw26Ad"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2011/12/22/culture/rudolph-the-jew-nosed-reindeer">Rudolph the Jew-nosed reindeer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2011/12/22/culture/rudolph-the-jew-nosed-reindeer/embed#?secret=viQGBw26Ad" width="600" height="338" title="“Rudolph the Jew-nosed reindeer” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="viQGBw26Ad" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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If you’ve always assumed that Christmas carols are merely twee expressions of Christian joy, think again. First, an astonishing proportion of the creators of these carols were Jewish (not just Irving Berlin). And one of the most famous of these lighthearted jingles has a complex and sad story behind it. On Interfaithfamily.com, Nate Bloom offers […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315