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apricot57 t1_j1nkdxk wrote

Reply to comment by Cowboy_Yankee in Fellow Philly Jews, where are you eating Chinese tonight? by diatriose

My understanding is that it started back when the Jews and the Chinese were both non-Christian immigrants in the Lower East Side.

Edit: Ooh, Wikipedia backs me up! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish-American_patronage_of_Chinese_restaurants

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Cowboy_Yankee t1_j1ou057 wrote

Wow there is a wiki this is gold !! Thanks for linking this.

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apricot57 t1_j1r9pjs wrote

No problem! I’m Jewish and I learned things from that article. Happy holidays!

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