how is the jewish holiday Hannukkah like the christian holiday Christmas?

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Act One, Scene 5

Asked by Justyce V #417367 on 3/26/2015 12:37 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 3/26/2015 1:03 AM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/26/2015 1:03 AM

the gifts.....

Mrs. Van Daan. But always on Hanukkah everyone gives presents . . . everyone!

Dussel. Like our St. Nicholas’s Day.

[There is a chorus of “no”s from the group.]

Mrs. Van Daan. No! Not like St. Nicholas! What kind of a Jew are you that you don’t know Hanukkah?

The Diary of Anne Frank