As a Brit, I found this fascinating as it is a history I'm only slightly familiar with - thank you. I also enjoyed your ending, and it reminded me of how I explain why, a Jewish woman celebrate Christmas while I don't really celebrate any other religious holidays at all - my grandfather believed we should embrace the traditions of a country that accepted us as migrants, and it is today now a reason for us to come together as a family, cook together, spend time together, and appreciate each other! (Though, also there was probably some canny parenting in there, with three girls I think he saw one day of Christmas feasting and gifts easier to handle than every day of Chanukkah!)
As a Brit, I found this fascinating as it is a history I'm only slightly familiar with - thank you. I also enjoyed your ending, and it reminded me of how I explain why, a Jewish woman celebrate Christmas while I don't really celebrate any other religious holidays at all - my grandfather believed we should embrace the traditions of a country that accepted us as migrants, and it is today now a reason for us to come together as a family, cook together, spend time together, and appreciate each other! (Though, also there was probably some canny parenting in there, with three girls I think he saw one day of Christmas feasting and gifts easier to handle than every day of Chanukkah!)