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I’ve been celebrating it for 34 years, and I’m Jewish. It functions as an American cultural holiday for many, and as a celebration of Jesus’ birth for many others.
Also, my family is very German, and Christmas is culturally huge in Germany.
A native of Detroit, Neal Schindler has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 2002. He has held staff positions at Seattle Weekly and The Seattle Times and was a freelance writer for Jew-ish.com from 2007 to 2011. Schindler was raised in a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and is now a member of Spokane’s Reform congregation, Emanu-El. He is the director of Spokane Area Jewish Family Services. His interests include movies, Scrabble, and indie rock. He lives with his wife, son, and two cats in West Central Spokane.
