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Culture Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?
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Fast Forward Protesters brandish swastikas at pro-Palestinian rally outside Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting
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Yiddish World Yiddish Chinese restaurant video is shared in China — with Mandarin subtitles
Students at Peking University translated the subtitles and shared the clip on China’s video platform, Bilibili, attracting 3,000 views after one day.
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Culture Christmas is a beloved holiday. Could it also contribute to rising antisemitism?
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Yiddish World Eating Chinese meant proving that the shtetl had been left behind
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