Which is the opposite of what the Hannukah holiday is about :-).”Īccording to Steven Fine, professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University and director of the project there, the arch has long been highly symbolic. It the conquest of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. So it’s sort of not in a spirit of Happy Hanukkah.”Īnother Twitter user wrote: “It’s a very famous image, from the inside of the Arch of Titus in Rome. “That arch of titus is like a pictorial about the rally. “asically after the Romans sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple they carted off all the goods, brought it all back to Rome and held an epic rally in Rome to celebrate,” wrote Josh Marshall, editor of political site Talking Points Memo. On Twitter, observers immediately noted the problematic choice of photo. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in the second century B.C. The relief shows Roman soldiers carrying the spoils of the war, including a seven-branched menorah from the destroyed Temple of Jerusalem. Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!”Īn accompanying photo showed a relief from the Arch of Titus, a marble structure built in Rome in the first century that commemorates “the victory of the Roman general, later emperor, Titus, in the Jewish War of 66-74 CE,” according to a project at Yeshiva University. denominational news agency, posted a tweet on Sunday that said: “Hanukkah began at sundown.
Sometimes it’s the most well-intended messages that go awry.Ĭatholic News Service, a U.S.
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