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The real story behind Canada Post’s new Hanukkah stamp starring Montreal’s peacock-shaped hanukkiah

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JL;DR SUMMARY Canada Post released a Hanukkah stamp featuring a historic peacock-shaped hanukkiah from Montreal, symbolizing Jewish resilience and the continuity of traditions in the face of rising antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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HolocaustHanukkahJewish ResilienceMulticulturalismJewish ArtifactsTemple Emanu El Beth SholomCanada PostStampPeacock Hanukkiah

Places mentioned

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"Curators Louis Charbonneau and Monica Simon of the Arran Museum inside Montreal's Temple Emmanuel Beth Sholom Synagogue took me on a private tour earlier this week of the permanent home where the actual peacock-shaped silver Chanukiah lives."
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