I would also add that this is an experience specific to Eastern European relationships with non Jews in general. Eastern European Jews in Israel, orthodox or secular, are perceived profoundly racist. Lookup extreme cases in Arthur Ruppin as a starting point.

Using “Jews” as a collective when referring to Eastern Europeans is offensive and ignores the ethnic diversity of the Jewish experience. It was only after the holocaust that being Jewish became equated predominantly with Eastern Europeans for obvious reason.

Our history though is much richer then what happened to people who escaped the Pale of Settlement to North America.

More info about the ethnic origins of Eastern European Jews https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms3543