Beacon Jews Host 2nd Menorah Lighting: "Nobody Is Free Until Everybody Is Free" In Beacon January 1st, 4:30-5:30pm

Beacon Jews have answered the first Menorah Lighting at Polhill Park with a second Menorah Lighting at Polhill Park, themed: “Nobody Is Free Until Everybody Is Free.” The first Menorah Lighting at Polhill Park was hosted by The Chabad Beacon, but did not acknowledge the genocide that Israel is committing on Palestine, which has been condemned by most humanitarian organizations around the world. The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, published her report one year into the genocide, and accuses Israel of 'settler-colonial genocide' against Palestinians. Francesca says: "Member states must intervene now to prevent new atrocities that will further scar human history." Jews in Beacon are doing that now.

Public Menorah Lightings have been held by Beacon Hebrew Alliance each night of Hanukkah at Memorial Park, the last of which is on January 1 at 5:30pm. Beacon Hebrew Alliance used to host the Menorah Lighting at Polhill Park, at times in partnership with Beacon Arts.

Said Phoebe Zinman, one of the Jewish organizers of the “Nobody Is Free Until Everybody Is Free” Menorah Lighting: “We can’t celebrate. We can’t participate in this holiday while this is happening. A celebration that doesn’t acknowledge what’s happening is not appropriate.”

Beacon Jews who attended the 1st Menorah Lighting at Polhill Park, holding their messages: “Not In Our Name,” “Not In My Name” and “From Darkness To Light; Stand For Palestinian Rights”
From left: Loren Miller, Phoebe Zinman, and Lucky Longo.