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Magnificast Classic: The Public Work of Christmas w/ Pamela Klassen

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The Great Shoe Store Christmas by Isaac Weiner

For many Jews, especially in the early 20th century, celebrating Christmas was fine. And they thought it was because they were truly German and they were celebrating a holiday that everybody has celebrated. So I think there are probably fewer discussions of the secular per se in the book. But I think another interesting chapter to sort of think through that is Isaac Weiner's chapter on rethinking the French who stole Christmas.

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