My 3yo daughter wants to wear her Chanukah dress to school. I'm hesitant.
For context, a gentile friend of mine ordered my daughter Chanukah jammies and a dress for Chanukah. It's a navy blue dress with silver Magen David all over it. It has a tutu/tulle bottom. My daughter was THRILLED to receive such a beautiful dress, and we were so grateful to this friend for ordering it for her.
I think there is a large part of me that reserves the concern that she would be wearing a dress that says "I'm a Jew". I know the kids would just see it as stars on a pretty dress, and I hope it wouldn't influence any of the daycare workers' opinions of her, but with antisemitism being so high right now, I'm a little afraid of how it could change her experience at daycare.
For context, she attends a daycare on a military installation, so there is a pretty significant amount of cultural representation. Her daycare teachers absolutely love her and we love them.
Am I projecting? Is this a valid concern? Should I just let her wear the dress? Is there any actual difference between her wearing the dress to school now versus December? Idk.