NYC girl’s Chanukah wish works
by NEW YORK (JTA) -- For Chanukah, a holiday of miracles, a young girl is getting her wish -- and New Yorkers will be basking in it, On Tuesday, the first night of Chanukah, the lights on the Empire State Building will shine blue and white, thanks to 9-year-old
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Greitzer says she was told that the landmark's lights are blue and white for Israeli Independence Day and that the lights can only honor each religion one day per year.
A letter written by Greitzer's father was also rejected.
Unhappy with the outcome, he then wrote directly to real estate magnate Leona Helmsley, who owns the company that manages the building.
Against the advice of her staff, Helmsley granted the Greitzers' request.
Mallory Greitzer will turn on the lights. The next night, Dec. 24, they will be red and green in honor of Christmas.
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