KUSI: Hanukkah Rally for Light 2026 - County Elected Leaders Against Hate!

KOGO: Hanukkah Rally for Light 2026 - County Elected Leaders Against Hate!

San Diego. CA – On Monday, December 22, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Jordan Z. Marks will host a Rally for Light: A Hanukkah Celebration of Unity and Resilience at the County of San Diego Administration Center with County elected officials and leadership, along with holocaust survivor Ben Midler.

Joined by County elected leaders, faith leaders, and community leaders, the event will feature the ceremonial lighting of a six-foot Menorah on the last day of Hanukkah, symbolizing the community’s stand against anti-Semitism and its commitment to spreading light over darkness.

Event Details:

Assessor Marks Rally for Light with County of San Diego Leaders for Unity Against Hate & Menorah Lighting

Monday December 22, 2022 (The last day of Hanukkah)

12 pm – 1:30 pm

County of San Diego Administration Center 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101 On the west side of the building (water side)

Event Highlights:

• Grand Menorah Lighting at 12:30 PM: Witness the ceremonial lighting of a six-foot Menorah, symbolizing collective resilience and community solidarity.

• Community Unity: County elected leaders, faith and community leaders will reaffirm San Diego’s commitment to standing against hate by spreading light.

Confirmed Speakers:

> Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Jordan Z. Marks

> Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe, Vice Chair County Board of Supervisors

> Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, Pro Tem County Board of Supervisors

> Supervisor Joel Anderson

> District Attorney Summer Stephen

> Sheriff Kelly Martinez

> San Diego County Human Relations Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez

County leadership joining in the lighting ceremony include:

County CAO Ebony Shelton

Quinton Grounds, Office of Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, Chair County Board of Supervisors

Representative from Office of Supervisor Jim Desmond

• Including Invocations from: 

  Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort

  Pastor Jim Garlow

  Rev. Shane Harris

  Shamus Sayed, Member of the Muslim Community Center of Greater San Diego

   

• Participating organizations in the lighting ceremony: 

  ADL San Diego

  Chabad Jewish Life at San Diego State University

  Hillel of San Diego

  Office of Public Advocate Shane Harris

  Remember Us The Holocaust R.U.T.H. Project

  with Holocaust Survivor Ben Midler

  San Diegans Against Hate

  San Diego Jewish Bar Association

  San Diego Jewish Community Center

  San Diego Jewish Federation

  Stand With Us

This event comes in the wake of recent, tragic acts of anti-Semitism, including attacks at Bondi Beach, the murder of an MIT professor, the attempted murder of Brown University Jewish Professor, and an arson attack at the Hillel Jewish community center in San Francisco. “Rally for Light” emphasizes the strength and unity of the San Diego community in the face of adversity, demonstrating that light can overcome hate. The Rally for Light on the last day of Hanukkah is to bring together County elected leaders to continue spreading the light beyond the holiday of Hanukkah and demonstrate our unwavering spirit and commitment to fighting anti-Semitism and all hate. It’s crucial that we stand together to spread light, unity, and resilience.

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Jordan Marks was elected San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk in 2022. Jordan is a member of the San Diego County Jewish community. Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk is proud to be an elected leader representing the 3.3 million constituents of San Diego County.  Learn more about Jordan Marks at www.sdarcc.gov/jordanzmarks