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Abigail Klein Leichman

Jerusalem’s Santa Claus Spreads Hope And Joy Amidst War And Pandemic

For the 15th year in a row, Santa Claus is coming to town. In Jerusalem.  Even, or maybe especially, when Israelis are feeling anything but festive. “It’s different because of the war,” acknowledges the famous camel-riding Jerusalem Santa, 45-year-old Issa Anis Kassissieh, a Christian Arab and the only certified Santa in the Holy Land.

 

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