Ds at state primary, non faith, in London, v mixed area. It’s culture day next week. He has to take in food - we have that sorted - and wear clothes of his culture.
He is refusing to just wear England kit to symbolise his dad’s side. I have just spent an hour explaining why it’s not appropriate to wear Polish or Lithuanian football shirts to symbolise his Ashkenazi roots (not least that we left before they existed as countries, and were escaping pogroms). Then I had to explain why given the current politics walking through east London in a big I am Jewish tshirt not a good idea right now (eg tshirt with Star of David on it). Plus I don’t want to buy a tshirt for just one day.
He has reluctantly agreed just a shirt and kippur as you might wear in synagogue would do. I think a tallit to school disrespectful never mind the school lunch stains etc it would get.
so a) I fucking hate this day and b) any other ideas for what he can wear?