by Baruch Green in VIN News\
An antisemitic conspiracy theorist has been slammed on X and corrected by Community notes, after posting a heinous video, falsely claiming that Chanukah was invented in the 20th century, to mollify Jewish children who do not celebrate Christian holidays.
In response to the vicious hate-message from Stew Peters, Community notes wrote:
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Hanukkah has been celebrated since 164 bce. perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do…
We have evidence of celebration in 1st century
Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Managing Director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, wrote: “Welcome to X, where a racist imbecile can have 750,000 followers. That means 750,000 citizens of the world become a little bit less intelligent and more infected with mindless hate every time he posts.”
Rabbi Menken posted a photo of a Menorah from the 14th century.
It is well-documented that there is EXTENSIVE Talmudic and Halachic literature describing the Chanukah laws and celebrations, that date back thousands of years. They are in the Talmud, as well as Rishonim, Acharonim, and Halacha. Anyone with even a modicum of knowledge of Judaism and history knows that the Holiday of Chanukah is a staple of the Jewish religion since the times of the Temple.
According to the ADL website: Stew Peters is a far-right conspiracy theorist, radio show host, Christian nationalist and prolific antisemite. Peters regularly promotes antisemitic, white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs. He has also shared Holocaust denial propaganda. In addition, Peters has frequently platformed white supremacists and antisemites on his show.
Peters is a filmmaker who recently released a movie, Occupied, which claims to expose “Jewish supremacy” in the Western world. The film is marketed with an image of the White House under an Israeli flag, shrouded by apparent images of Jewish men with curls.
According to Rolling Stone, was arrested for a DWI in his Minnesota hometown earlier this month after he allegedly upended an ATV while driving drunk.
Ironically, it is widely known by historians that Christmas is a made-up Holiday, which was based on an ancient pagan celebration.
Cover Image: Menorah – Old Synagogue, Kazimierz by Jorge Láscar via Flickr, Creative Commons 2.0