London council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ tensions

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Dec 6, 2023
A council will not light Hanukkah candles this year over concerns they could be vandalised.

Havering Council in east London has said it would be “unwise” for the traditional menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday, to be installed outside Havering Town Hall in Romford.

It said going ahead could “risk further inflaming tensions within our communities” and the council’s leader has approved the decision.

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