# New York City - Nativity Scenes and Menorahs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-city-nativity-scenes-and-menorahs/224539>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-city-nativity-scenes-and-menorahs/224539 "2004-01-15T05:08:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pepsi\_Classic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@Pepsi\_Classic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pepsi_Classic)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-city-nativity-scenes-and-menorahs/224539/1 "2004-01-15T05:08:01Z")

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Does anybody know the results of the New York City case where the law that allowed Menorahs but not nativity scenes?

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**Author:** ![Pepsi\_Classic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@Pepsi\_Classic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pepsi_Classic)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-city-nativity-scenes-and-menorahs/224539/2 "2004-01-15T05:09:57Z")

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Is the ACLU invovled in this case?

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-city-nativity-scenes-and-menorahs/224539/3 "2004-01-15T05:21:48Z")

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Do you have any more information about the case? I think I would have heard of it, but it doesn’t sound familiar.

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**Author:** ![Pepsi\_Classic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@Pepsi\_Classic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pepsi_Classic)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-city-nativity-scenes-and-menorahs/224539/4 "2004-01-15T05:30:18Z")

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> During this holiday season, America's largest public school system, New York City, is allowing the Menorah, a symbol of the Jewish faith; and the Star and Crescent, a symbol of Islam, to be displayed in its buildings. Nowhere in those buildings,...