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Jews and Muslims in China shared the same name for synagogue and mosque, which were both called "Tsing-chin sze" (Qingzhen si) "Temple of Purity and Truth", the name dated to the 13th century. The synagogue and mosques were also known as Le-pae sze (Libai si).
Xun Zhou, a research fellow at SOAS expressed doubts about the authenticity of the Kaifeng community, arguing that it was a construct of Christian-driven Orientalism, [107] powered by the evangelical interests of James Finn and his two works on the question: The Jews in China (1843) [108] and The Orphan Colony of Jews in China (1874). [109]
The Shanghai Ghetto, formally known as the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, was an area of approximately one square mile (2.6 km 2) in the Hongkou district of Japanese-occupied Shanghai (the ghetto was located in the southern Hongkou and southwestern Yangpu districts which formed part of the Shanghai International Settlement).
By the time of the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, few if any native Chinese Jews were known to have maintained the practice of their religion and culture. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, however, some international Jewish groups have helped Chinese Jews rediscover their heritage. [citation needed]
Through the centuries, they also established Jewish communities in eastern parts of Asia. There are some Jews who migrated to India, establishing the Bene Israel, the Baghdadi Jews and the Cochin Jews of India (Jews in India); and the former Jewish community in Kaifeng, China. Here is a partial list of some prominent Asian Jews, arranged by ...
The Nanjing and Beijing Jews became Muslims [28] At the start of the 20th century the Zhang Kaifeng Jewish family became Muslims. [29] [30] Muslim men married Jewish women. [31] Some Jews adopted non-Jewish sons. [32] [33] After the 1642 Yellow River flood some Muslim women were taken as wives by a Kaifeng Jew "the handsome" Zhang Mei (Chang ...
According to surveys which were conducted by the Anti-Defamation League in 2014, roughly 20 percent of Chinese people have a negative attitude towards Jews, and the older people are, the more likely they are to have a negative perception of Jews. [9] [18] Since 2015, descendants of the Kaifeng Jews have come under government pressure and ...
History of the Jews in China; History of the Jews in Taiwan; Jewish settlement in the Japanese Empire; A. Meir Ashkenazi (rabbi) Aaron Avshalomov; B. Emanuel Raphael ...