“Jewish Christmas' - that's what my gentile friends called Chanukah when I was growing up in Michigan in the thirties and forties. Anachronistic, yes, but they had a point. Observing the dietary laws of separating milk and meat dishes was far easier for the handful of Jewish families in our little town than getting through December without mixing the two holidays.” LittlesTwoLawGrowing UpGrowingEasierTownsChristmasMeatHolidayFortyMilkDishesObservingHandfulDecemberMixingMichiganSeparatingGentilesLittle TownsJewish Family Book:And the Bridge Is Love Source: And the Bridge Is Love
“Christmas was a miserable time for a Jewish child in those days, and I still recall the feeling. ... Decades later, I still feel left out at Christmas, but I sing the carols anyway. You might recognize me if you ever heard me. I'm the one who sings, 'La-la, the la-la is born.” IfsFeelsChildrenStillsFeelingsMightLeftBornHeardDecadesChristmasMiserableRecallsLeft OutCarols Author:Faye Moskowitz