The story of the Jewish and Chinese immigrants in NYC mixes in a beautiful way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_4jdexsLg

I have only one place where I disagree with the video, and one amendment.

Firstly, this idea of "Safe Treyf" is really more "Don't Ask Don' Tell" than really being safe, and it's not generally recognized as a thing. Jews were and are very accustomed to inspecting food for being Kosher. After all, we have to inspect rice and grains before cooking them!

Secondly, it wasn't just Jews wanting to eat Chinese food. Chinese restaurants in NYC sometimes courted their Jewish customers with menu items like "kreplach", instead of wontons, making Chinese food appear more familiar.

#ChineseFood #ChineseImmigrants #NYC #JewishImmigrants #Mazeldon

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁” 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 -

Powerful writing on the history of Jewish immigration, Bosnian war and alienation, and the consequences of identity and truth-telling.

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https://buff.ly/4g5nPBK

Kishke King! A Frank built for two! 14 bites ... 10 inches long!
Free cole slaw, cucumber salad, chopped tomatoes! And oy those prices!
I love Kishke ... but you probably don’t.

Photo by N Jay Jaffee, 1953
Pitkin Avenue, Brownsville, New York. From the Brooklyn Museum

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