BERLIN - A group of Syrian refugee children — along with other Muslim groups in Berlin — joined with Jewish groups for a public Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony in the German capital.
On Sunday, the Syrian children joined with local Jewish kids to light the giant Chabad menorah at the Brandenburg Gate. Aiman Mazyek, head of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, and representatives of Berlin mosques attended the ceremony.

Grupa djece sirijskih izbjeglica je zajedno s drugim grupama Muslimanima i Židovima  u Berlinu sudjelovala u paljenju svijeća  menori na Brandenburškim vratima na Hanuku. Aiman Mazyek koji vodiu Central Council Mof Muslimans in Germany  kao i predstavnici  đžamija su također prisustvovali.

At a time when concerns have been raised about possible anti-Semitism among the 800,000 Muslim refugees now seeking asylum here, the joint celebrations sent a message “that peace and tolerance are stronger than any dispute,” said Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal, the head of Chabad in Berlin, said at the ceremony.

“Those who spread fear have but one purpose, to destroy the unity and peace between cultures,” he said....