Government officials in the heavily Orthodox town of Lakewood, New Jersey, removed a Hanukkah menorah from the town square while allowing a Christmas tree to remain...

The resident asked the township last week to put a Nativity scene in the holiday display and said she would sue if her request was not approved, according to Lakewood Mayor Albert Akerman.

“She wanted to make the distinction that the menorah is a religious symbol and the tree is not,”

https://www.jta.org/2015/12/11/united-states/nj-orthodox-enclave-removes-menorah-keeps-xmas-tree