This book presents the full history of the Jewish community of Kaifeng,
China, from the 9th century CE through their assimilation into Chinese.
The focus is on their social and religious history.
Contents:
REVIEWS:
"This fascinating, thoroughly researched, and carefully written book makes
a substantial contribution to the field of the history of Chinese Jewry
and in particular to our understanding of the Jews of Kaifeng. ... He
weaves legends, inscriptions, histories, biographies, religious texts,
writings of missionaries, and travelers' stories into his dramatic and
colorful narrative, making his work crucial to anyone interested in
Chinese history and the Jews of China." - David B. Levy, Beth Avraham
Synagogue Library (Baltimore, MD), in Library Journal
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Xu Xin is the Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Nanjing
University in China. He also serves as Professor of History of Jewish
Culture. He contributed to, and helped to translate, 1993's Chinese
edition of the Encyclopedia Judaica. He has also written Legends
of the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng (1995) and Anti-Semitism: How
and Why (1995). In addition to his documentation of the Jewish
community in Kaifeng, he has also written many articles about the Jews of
Shanghai, Harbin, Tianjin, Hong Kong, and Taiwan and about Jewish
literature, the Holocaust, and other themes. He has also translated
several Israeli novels into Chinese.
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Books of related interest:
Legends
of the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
Jews
in Old China: Studies by Chinese Scholars
Mandarins,
Jews, and Missionaries: The Jewish Experience in the Chinese Empire
The
Jews of China: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
The
Haggadah of the Kaifeng Jews of China
Jewish Communities in Exotic
Places
Television documentary of related
interest:
Safe Haven in China: The
Untold History of the Jews
