Happy Hanukkah to all of my Jewish readers!
There is a cute story behind the Star of David cookies above. My grandmother used to make hundreds and hundreds of cut out sugar cookies every holiday season. There would be Christmas trees, stockings, bells, snowmen, and oddly, Stars of David. My family isn’t Jewish but each and every year, my grandmother would insist on making Star of David cut-outs and she would also insist on using blue sprinkles. When I was a teenager I decided to ask her why she did this (considering that again, we’re not Jewish — and Oshkosh has a very small Jewish population). Her response was, “Don’t be silly, they’re stars!” She had no idea that the six-pointed blue star that she insisted on making each year was a symbol of Judaism. My grandmother was not AT ALL anti-Semitic, she just didn’t know that the shape was attached to the Jewish faith.
So from that year on, if I make my grandmother’s cut-out cookies, I always make a few Stars of David. Just because.
OMG ! finaly someone does somthing about jews ! I’m a PROUD jwe ! haha I liked when you wrote that she said “Dont be silly,they’re stars !” plus these cookies are so pretty ! Tomarro is Hanukkah so i think I’m gonna make some cookies like these :D !
Glad you enjoyed the post! Thanks for the comment and have a very happy Hanukkah :)
Kinda like when my mom wrapped some of our Christmas presents in Hanukkah paper and when I asked her about it, she didn’t even know and just liked “blue & silver paper because it was different”. :)
Rachel – that’s great. Love it!
aww thank you !:D happy Christmas to you (:
Dad – Annie, thanks for the nice comments about Omi. She loved you so much and would be delighted to know that you are making her cookies with a little humor. Love you Honey!
Oh em gee, you commented on my blog! First time ever! Way to go, Denny.