Jews in China. Who knew?
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Jews in China. Who knew?
This is a great blog from a couple traveling the world. This most recent post was about first Russian and then European Jews immigrating to China as refugees. I found it interesting and thought others might too.
http://www.travelingisaverb.com/chin...ou-an-apology/
http://www.travelingisaverb.com/chin...ou-an-apology/
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When I visited the synagogue in Szeged in Hungary, I learned about the Jews who escaped to Shanghai during WWII. Very interesting, and although the Japanese herded them into a ghetto, they didn't try to exterminate them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangh...efugees_Museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangh...efugees_Museum
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In Kaifeng China, there is a Jewish settlement. Interesting place to visit:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jew...eart-of-china/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jew...eart-of-china/
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American Shanghai resident Tess Johnston still leads tours of Shanghai's Jewish quarter, although I think much of what I saw with her more than a decade ago has been torn down.
See: http://tessinshanghai.com/lecturesandtours.html
See: http://tessinshanghai.com/lecturesandtours.html
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More on Jew spotting..there is a Jewish community in Burma ( Myanmar ) with the Synagogue in Rangoon..heres an article
http://www.jewishtimesasia.org/rango...past-a-present
Believe there is a small population in Bahrain and a few in Baghdad !!
http://www.jewishtimesasia.org/rango...past-a-present
Believe there is a small population in Bahrain and a few in Baghdad !!
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There is an interesting book. The Lima Inquisition- The Plight of the Crypto-Jew in Seventeenth Century Peru.A case concerning Rodrigo Vaez Pereira, a Portugese merchant , accused of practising Judaism in secrecy while pretending to be a Christian. Circa 1650.Eventually found guilty and sentenced to death at the Stake.
These Peruvian merchants,who were maritime traders, were not all of Spanish origin but were said to be Portugese decent. These were 'New Christians',converted from either Judaism or Islam and would often practice their previous religious beliefs in secrecy.
These Peruvian merchants,who were maritime traders, were not all of Spanish origin but were said to be Portugese decent. These were 'New Christians',converted from either Judaism or Islam and would often practice their previous religious beliefs in secrecy.
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She was fairly well on in years when I last saw her, so I was surprised to see her website still up, offering tours. I have a number of her books, and wish her well.
But the answer to the original question remains the same. Who knew? Lots of people.
But the answer to the original question remains the same. Who knew? Lots of people.