Why American Jews Eat Chinese Food on Christmas : A lack of dining options may have started Jewish Christmas, but now it’s a full-fledged ritual.

dc.contributor.authorChandler, Adam
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-25T22:59:46Z
dc.date.available2020-12-25T22:59:46Z
dc.date.issued2014-12-23
dc.description.abstractThis article discusses the tradition of American Jews eating Chinese food on Christmas. So embedded is this tradition in American Jewish custom that the article quotes Elena Kagan during her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, responding to a question about how she spent the previous Christmas, by saying, "like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.” Chandler concludes by noting that "there are few days that remind American Jews of their Jewishness more than Christmas in the United States." Click on the link above to read the article. To see our entries on Justice Elena Kagan, click on the links below.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11976/654
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/why-american-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/384011/
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe Atlanticen_US
dc.subjectCommunities and Organizationsen_US
dc.subjectCommunitiesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.subjectJewish-American Traditionsen_US
dc.titleWhy American Jews Eat Chinese Food on Christmas : A lack of dining options may have started Jewish Christmas, but now it’s a full-fledged ritual.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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local.external.urihttps://www.najculture.org/handle/20.500.11976/204en_US

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