From the article: "by KATIE BENOIT, NBC 10 NEWS Sunday, December 18th 2022

One local Jewish group is asking community members to color this menorah and hang it in their windows to show support during Hanukkah.

The state of Rhode Island celebrated the first night of Hanukkah Sunday.

"Each night we had an additional light every night and it reminds us even in the darkest moments you start with one light and it can banish a lot of darkness," said Rabbi Michael Fel.

One local Jewish group is asking community members hang this menorah their windows to show support during Hanukkah. (WJAR)

The holiday comes amidst a rise of anti-Semitism in the state.

"Its a little scary for our community right now, we are seeing a pretty big rise," said Adam Greenman, CEO at Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. "There are folks that speak with me and share they are concerned to go to synagogue. They are concerned to share they are Jewish in certain places."

Warwick police say more than 200 "racially charged" messages were dropped in residents' yards in one area of the city in November.

Just last month hundreds of "racially charged fliers' were discovered in Warwick and North Providence.

A Tiverton restaurant was also criticized for posting a meme of Holocaust victim Anne Frank.

To combat anti-Semitism, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is asking people of all religions to color a menorah and put it in their window during the festival.

To print out the menorah, visit the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island's website."