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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.2089924051
EAN: 9780881255287
Edition: First Edition
ISBN: 0881255289
Label: Ktav Publishing House
Manufacturer: Ktav Publishing House
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 140
Publication Date: 1995-09
Publisher: Ktav Publishing House
Studio: Ktav Publishing House
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A collection of legends and stories from the oral tradition of this group of Jews who migrated to China long ago offers a look at their history and unique identity.
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The author describes why and how a group of Jews moved from the Levant to China and settled in Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Chinese empire. He follows their struggle to remain as a group within a kind and welcoming society, prominent families and individual in the last 1000 years. A fascinating and unknown historical account that is only lately has come to the public's knowledge.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It came yesterday and I was up late last night finishing it. It is a mixture of history and legend about how a community of persecuted Jews in Turkey, more than a millennia ago packed up and moved to Kaifeng, China, the ancient capital in Henan province, because it had a reputation for being very tolerant. Amazingly, this community manages to survive in isolation up until the early 20th century even though they take on Chinese names, win converts, and eventually become ... Read More
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This is the ONLY book I have read that paints a lucid picture of this part of Jewish history which is of interest to so few people.
The Journeys of the 12th century traders from Persia, many years before Marco Polo "discovered" China is a fascinating story beautifully told by Professor Xu Xin.
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I am a docent at the Skirball Museum, Los Angeles where one of the remaining "Tiq's" of the synagogue in Kaifeng is displayed. We have had many lectures by visitors who are both residents of Kaifeng and experts in the history of the Jewish Community there.
The book paints an excellent picture of the history of a people, cut off from outside world contacts for 500+ years but still able to maintain their strict Jewish values.
One story that is not told is that, when the word got back ... Read More
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