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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/merry-jewish-christmas-how-chinese-food-and-the-movies-became-a-time-honored-tradition-for-american-jews/
- Published: 2025-12-23T09:30:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: RDNE Stock project via Pexels. Article by Samira Mehta. The Conversation – December 8, 2025. There 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 people,” it says. “We do not completely understand your dietary customs … but we are proud and grateful that your GOD insists you eat our food on Christmas.” Is the sign real? Perhaps not; the fact-checking site Snopes found no evidence of the association even existing. But the joke’s popularity points to a tradition cherished by many American Jews – Chinese food on Christmas. […] Click here to view original web page at www.theconversation.com