Via Covenant Magazine: Our knowledge of the Chinese Jews derives from two primary sources: one is the stone inscriptions, carved in grey limestone by the Jews and the other the eyewitness reports of missionaries, travelers and adventures who encountered Jews in Kaifeng in the 18th century and later. Scholars scrutinized both sources and reported many inconsistencies in the eyewitness reports. The...
Shanghai Jews show support for Israel’s Special Olympians
From JPost: Shanghai’s 2,000-strong Jewish community has raised more than $20,000 to support Israel’s delegation to the Special Olympic games, which are being held in the city from October 2 to 11. The community, which is headed by Maurice Ohana, has also provided the 38 Israeli athletes with uniforms and sports shoes, and will host the 83-member delegation in its succa and ensure...
Shanghai restoring historic synagogue
From the Jerusalem Post: Shanghai is restoring one of the city’s two remaining synagogues as part of a growing celebration of the city’s Jewish heritage, the government said Thursday. Built in 1927-28, the Ohel Moishe synagogue was a center of the community in the Tilanqiao neighborhood, where Shanghai’s Japanese overlords, under German pressure, forced German and Austrian Jews...