History Headscratchers / SchoolTies

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt."[note]The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.[/note] As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David is doing work as a waiter in the cafeteria, since unlike the rich kids he needs to make money to continue his education. Anthony Rapp's character, who's eating there, unleashes a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit is in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it's more making fun of David for having to do menial labor due to his being from a lower-class background. The insults directed at David are partly classism, not just anti-Semitism.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David is doing work as a waiter in the cafeteria, since unlike the rich kids he needs to make money to continue his education. Anthony Rapp's character, who's eating there, unleashes a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit is in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it's more making fun of David for having to do menial labor due to his being from a lower-class background. The insults directed at David are partly classism, not just anti-Semitism.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David is doing work as a waiter in the cafeteria, since unlike the rich kids he needs to make money to continue his education. Anthony Rapp's character, who's eating there, unleashes a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit is in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it's more making fun of David for having to do menial labor due to his being from a lower-class background. It's anti-Semitism combined with classism.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David is doing work as a waiter in the cafeteria, since unlike the rich kids he needs to make money to continue his education. Anthony Rapp's character, who's eating there, unleashes a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit is in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it's just an overall part of trying to get under David's skin while he concentrates on doing his job--and in this case the barbs aren't simply directed at David for being Jewish, but also for being from a lower-class background and having to do menial work. It's anti-Semitism combined with classism.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David is doing work as a waiter in the lunchroom, since unlike the rich kids he needs to make money to continue his education. Anthony Rapp's character, who's eating there, unleashes a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit is in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it's just an overall part of trying to get under David's skin while he concentrates on doing his job--and in this case the barbs aren't simply directed at David for being Jewish, but also for being from a lower-class background and having to do menial work. It's anti-Semitism combined with classism.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David was doing work as a waiter in the lunchroom, since unlike the rich kids he needs to make money to continue his education. Anthony Rapp's character, who was eating there, unleashed a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit was in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it was just an overall part of trying to get under David's skin while he concentrated on doing his job--and in this case the barbs weren't simply directed at David for being Jewish, but also for being from a lower-class background and having to do menial work. It was anti-Semitism combined with classism.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David was assigned as a waiter to that table. Anthony Rapp's character, who was eating there, unleashed a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit was in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it was just an overall part of trying to get under David's skin while he concentrated on doing his job. Also, keep in mind that the prejudice in this school wasn't just against Jews, but against those from a lower-class background, and the kids at that table were partly laughing at David for having to do menial labor--which was the real context of the "salt for my fruit" line. It was anti-Semitism combined with classism.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David was assigned as a waiter to that table. Anthony Rapp's character, who was eating there, unleashed a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit was in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it was just an overall part of trying to get under David's skin while he concentrated on doing his job. Also, keep in mind that the prejudice in this school wasn't just against Jews, but against those from a lower-class background, and the kids at that table were partly laughing at David for having to do menial labor. It was anti-Semitism combined with classism.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David was assigned as a waiter to that table. Anthony Rapp's character, who was eating there, unleashed a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit was in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it was just an overall part of trying to get under David's skin while he concentrated on doing his job. Also, keep in mind that the prejudice in this school wasn't just against Jews, but against those from a lower-class background, and the kids at that table were partly laughing at David for having to do menial labor.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David was assigned as a waiter to that table. Anthony Rapp's character, who was eating there, unleashed a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit was in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it was just an overall part of trying to get under David's skin while he concentrated on doing his job.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I'm not sure what the kid meant with that remark; I'll have to look at the scene in context later.
*** Okay, I've looked at the scene (which you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTb9XrbAMRs here]]). David was assigned as a waiter to that table. Anthony Rapp's character, who was eating there, unleashed a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit was in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it was just an overall part of trying to get under David's skin while he concentrated on doing his job.

*** First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt." (The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking.) As for the OP's question, I'm not sure what the kid meant with that remark; I'll have to look at the scene in context later.

** If it’s non-kosher salt, it could stop a Jewish person from eating it.

* Is there some reason I'm unaware of that asking for salt for fruit is anti-Semitic?