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This holiday season Santa Claus is getting a little support from Hanukkah hero children\u2019s book author Arthur Levine, thanks to his latest The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol<\/em> (Candlewick). Levine, who co-edited J.K. Rowling\u2019s Harry Potter series, teamed up with illustrator Kevin Hawkes to create a magical story of why Jews give gifts at Hanukkah.<\/p>\n

We spoke with Levine to discuss the inspiration for creating the character, Nate Gadol\u2014 and how it was inspired by real-life Jewish history.<\/p>\n

First things first. Why do Jews give presents at Hanukkah?<\/em><\/strong>
\nIn the late nineteenth century, stores realized they could advertise to Jewish immigrant communities. These families, who\u2019d escaped poverty and pogroms in Europe, could suddenly afford to participate in gift-giving alongside their Christian neighbors. It became a symbol of Jewish prosperity in the United States. In fact, the first English word to appear in Yiddish newspapers was \u201cpresents.\u201d<\/p>\n

In your story, Jewish children get Hanukkah gifts after Nate Galdol helps Santa Claus. What inspired you to create a different origin story?<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe real story of why Jews give presents at Hanukkah felt crass. Why not make it magical?<\/p>\n

Did you worry Jewish people would find Nate\u2019s story disrespectful? <\/em><\/strong>
\nHanukkah<\/a> is a very minor Jewish holiday. It\u2019s not even in the Torah. It\u2019s not like I\u2019m writing about an elf on Yom Kippur!<\/p>\n

What about Santa Claus?<\/em><\/strong>
\nSome people fixate on Santa Claus in Nate Galdol. <\/em>They worry it\u2019s an assimilationist story about Jews becoming like Christians \u2014 it\u2019s not! Santa is mythical and Nate is a mythical figure. It makes sense that they would know each other.<\/p>\n

Nate\u2019s magical powers \u201cmake things last as long as they needed to.\u201d Where did this idea come from?<\/strong><\/em>
\nI was inspired by my family, and Jewish values like tzedakah <\/em>(charitable giving). My maternal grandparents were immigrants. They had to make everything last. My Aunt Jenny was famous for cooking an entire Rosh Hashanna meal\u2014apple cake included!\u2014with a quarter stick of butter. I thought the Hanukkah miracle, in which a small amount of oil lasts as long as is needed, should also play a role in Nate\u2019s powers.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve raised your son Jewish. Did you write this book for him?<\/strong><\/em>
\nWell, I wrote it for myself, and to inspire Jewish children who\u2019ve grown up watching Christmas specials<\/a> in December. Christmas and Santa Claus are great. We should enjoy them! But we can create our own stories, too.<\/p>\n

What do you hope children \u2014 and adults! \u2014 take away?<\/strong><\/em>
\nNate is a magical story, but my hero is not a genie. He just gives people a little nudge! He helps people follow their natural impulse to care for each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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