Disney fixed a messianic necklace, but there’s still work to do on Jewish representation, says advocate

Disney fixed a messianic necklace, but there’s still work to do on Jewish representation, says advocate

Hilda the Hanukkah-loving hippo is no longer wearing a messianic necklace in Mickey Mouse Funhouse. In a newly edited version of “Nochebuena at the Funhouse / Hanukkah at Hilda’s,” Hilda appears wearing a necklace with only a prominent Jewish star. In a previous version of the Hanukkah special, Hilda wore a necklace with a messianic seal: a menorah above a Star of David above an ichthys, or Jesus fish. The Forward reported in May that the initia…