Yes it is,
by their own admission:
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Jews have been the vanguard of an effort to “transform Christmastime into a holiday season belonging to all Americans,” without religious exclusivity. The most important Jewish mechanisms of secularization are comedy and parody, for laughter undermines religious awe. Take, for example, Hanukkah Harry from “Saturday Night Live”, who heroically steps in for a bedridden Santa by delivering presents from a cart pulled by donkeys named Moishe, Hershel, and Shlomo. Remarkably, Hanukkah Harry has emerged as a real Santa-alternative for many American Jews. Plaut sees such things not as attempts at assimilation but as an intentional subversion of Christmas traditions. “Through these parodies,” he writes, “Jews could envision not having to be captivated by the allure of ubiquitous Christmas symbols.” And it isn’t just Jews: for Americans in general, Jewish parody helps ensure that Christmas “not be taken too seriously” and that the celebrations of other traditions “be accorded equal respect and opportunity.”
Note the ridicule. Donkeys with Jewish names? And how they feel they have to de-emphasize the religious aspect of this traditional holiday, the "intentional subversion". And what about that Americans should not take Christmas "too seriously"?
How would the organized Jewish community react if non-Jews ridiculed religious Judaism? Or said that a particular traditional Jewish holiday should “not be taken too seriously”?
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