Merry Jewish Christmas: How Chinese food and the movies became a time-honored tradition for American Jews

Like many minority groups, Jews have always created ways of adapting to the societies in which they live, but whose culture they do not totally share. And one thing that means is a collection of ...
WSKG

NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Why many Jewish families order Chinese on Christmas

Chinese takeout on Christmas. How did this happen? A group of New York City high schoolers shared their reporting with NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.
The Forward

Eating Chinese meant proving that the shtetl had been left behind

I didn’t grow up with much awareness of Jewish tradition, but I knew that American Jews ate Chinese food on Christmas. Not all Jews, of course: but it’s widespread enough to feature prominently in ...
New York Post

Does your local Chinese restaurant serve authentic food? Look for these key signs

Chinese food is the most popular ethnic cuisine in the United States, with around 45,000 restaurants across the country, according to the Chinese American Association. However, how many of them ...