This December, the Disney preschool channel will air three Hanukkah-themed episodes on 'Mickey Mouse Funhouse,' 'Spidey and His Amazing Friends” and 'SuperKitties.'
Growing up, Phil Weinstein, executive producer of “Mickey Mouse Funhouse,” celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah. “My uncle had a religiously blended family,” Weinstein says. 'We would go to their house and they would have a Christmas tree and a Hanukkah menorah. It was kind of awesome.” That cherished childhood memory is present in “Hanukkah at Hilda’s,” one of the first 'Mickey' episodes to celebrate the Jewish holiday. In the episode, premiering Dec.
” Topol says at her Hanukkah celebrations, there are always a few people who have never had a latke before. “Every culture has their food that they are really proud of that everyone wants to have. You can appreciate this and learn more about the Jewish culture and what traditional Hanukkah is like and connect to it,” she says. “ taking the specific and making it universal and relatable on a bigger level. Spidey is also having latkes for the first time so Spidey is a way in for our audience.
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