The Zionist movement has a strong following in Shanghai. It manifests itself there via the monthly publication “Israel’s Messenger.” In Tientsin arose a colony of Jews in the beginning of the 1920s; they developed a cadre of dealers in smoking…
Category: Jews in China
BEFORE THE DELUGE: THE JEWS OF CHINA
The oldest settlement of Jews in China is recorded under the Emperor Ming-Ti of the Han Dynasty in 58-76 CE. [Translator’s note: All dates from Die Juden in der Welt were given in the common BC-AD format and numbering system, as established by…