I was disappointed to read about the plots of the so-called Hanukkah-themed movies airing on Hallmark Channel as reported in the Jewish Chronicle.
The first film, “Holiday Date,” is about a woman who recently breaks up with her boyfriend, and ends up bringing a Jewish man to her family Christmas celebration to pose as her boyfriend. Having a Jewish character at a family Christmas celebration is hardly Hanukkah-themed.
The second film, “Double Holiday,” is about a Jewish woman who has to plan a holiday party for her office with her office rival. Sounds like another movie meshing Christmas and Hanukkah together.
I hope in the future Hallmark, and other channels, can find Jewish consultants who know something about Judaism to advise them on their movie plots.
Joe Goldwasser
Overland Park, Kansas
