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Schechter fueled much of the e-mail debate when he compared having a tree in the House to letting in a “Trojan horse...
...When I was a young person the tree was used to divide groups into those who were with the ‘right’ religion and those who weren’t,” says Leverett Resident Tutor Stuart E. Schechter...
Many residents argue that while the Christmas tree may be a relic of some people’s childhoods, for others it is a divisive symbol...
...hard to explain to people how seriously having a Christmas tree in my home affects me. As part of a very small religious minority in the United States (Jews make up 2 percent of the population), living through December is difficult enough. Television, movies, radio and shopping malls are decorated red and green. Even at school, posters abound advertising Christmas a capella jams and holiday dances. But I have always been able to walk past the Christmas tree in Nordstrom’s and go home. Now when I go home, though, a dominating Christian holiday icon stares...
...understand that many students want Christmas trees in their homes. And they should be given permission to set up trees unobtrusively in common rooms. That way, they will be able to feel at home here; and I will be able to live in my room and my dining hall, and feel at home as well. While Christmas may still be a national holiday, it is also a religious holiday, and one I choose not to celebrate. I would be grateful if Harvard respected the decision I have made. And I hope people understand that as long as a Christmas tree...