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That I don't understand. Here, you don't really know whether someone is a Jew unless they tell you or you find out their last name is Goldberg or something. Then, when you do find out, it's, Oh, how interesting, what do you like to do in your spare time? It really doesn't matter to most Americans. It's like saying, "I like to play golf, do you?" or something similar. It could spark a conversation about golf, or religion, but it's not a matter of great interest. They've simply assimilated into our society.
American Jews assimilated into American society. But the USA, particularly in the past, was the great melting pot and became quite wealthy. Wealthy and easy is a powerful seduction to assimilate. Multi-generation Muslims also have tended to assimilate into USA culture and you would not know they are Muslim unless they say so, or generally know whether they are Arabic or Latino unless they say so.
Sex and babies in the USA has a lot to do with too. Nothing more obliterates bigotry than interracial marriages.