Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek will not attend tonight’s annual community Menorah lighting at City Hall after saying the event had shifted toward a more political nature.
“It has come to my attention late in the day that tomorrow’s community Menorah lighting event — something I have looked forward to attending over the years — has been repositioned as an event to support Israel,” read a statement from Gondek posted to X.
Gondek said that when she asked to speak at the event weeks ago, it was to bring traditional Hannukah greetings to Calgary’s Jewish community.
“This last minute change goes against the original
