Bernie Sanders Condemns Rise of Anti-Semitism in Iowa Menorah Lighting
- Democratic candidate urges Americans reject religious bigotry
- Sanders rarely discusses his religion on the campaign trail
Bernie Sanders lights a Menorah during the Chanukah on Ice campaign event at Brenton Skating Plaza in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 29.
Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Bernie Sanders helped light a menorah at a “Chanukah on Ice” event at an Iowa ice skating rink Sunday night, and condemned a rise in anti-semitism in America and “all over the world.”
It’s rare to see the U.S. senator from Vermont, who is a secular Jew, in a religious setting while running for the Democratic presidential nomination.