Merry Jewish Christmas: How Chinese food and the movies became a time-honored tradition for American Jews
- Written by Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Chinese food has become a staple of many Jewish Americans' traditions each Dec. 25.Christina Horsten/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThere is a meme that circulates every holiday season, an image of a sign in a restaurant window. “The Chinese Restaurant Association of the United States would like to extend our thanks to the Jewish...