Jewish Christmas traditions date back centuries in Europe. But in the U.S., new traditions arose, with Chinese food becoming the most famous way Jews marked a day when most of the world shut down.

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

What do you do on Dec. 25 if you don’t celebrate Christmas? For Jewish Americans, the answers range from takeout to filling a shift for Christian...