NYC Elections and Stances on Israel

According to Wikipedia, out of all the cities in the world New York City has the largest Jewish population. I went to elementary school where the predominant ethnic group was Jewish, my parents did not run a restaurant, and so I think my relationship with Jewish people had more room for nuance…

I cringed when an ex of mine would make reductive and deprecating jokes about herself being Chinese and Jewish. I cringed when Chinese people comment about getting Jewish restaurant goers on Christmas day.

I cringed when there was a Helen Qiu poster about supporting Israel, as part of the political campaign in attempt to win city council in Chinatown.

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