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Hanukkah, this week's Jewish festival of lights, celebrates a military revolt by ancient Israelites, led by Judas Maccabeus (167-160 BCE) over forces of oppression. The oil lamps lit during Hanukkah mark a turning point. On Tuesday, a different group of modern-day oppressors crept into a crowded school in Pakistan and killed 132 schoolchildren. Will that day also mark a turning point in history? We pray that Tuesday is a turning point for the Islamic people of Pakistan, and such turning points make "The Maccabees" by Wojciech Korneli Stattler (above) my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: 100th day anniversary of the death of Thawan Duchanee [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: Richard Lewer wins $25K Blake Prize for religious art [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: Chitra Ganesh's 60-foot mural of Hindu goddess [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: The Black Standard banner is a symbol of jihadism [More News]
• Judaic Art of Week: Festival of Lights at the Metropolitan Museum of Art [More News]

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