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December 18, 2020

China’s Jews, Fearing Communist Persecution, Celebrate Hanukkah in Secret

As an “unrecognized” religion, Judaism is illegal.

While the Jewish community in the ancient Chinese capital of Kaifeng dates to the 12th century, there are at present only about 100 Jews remaining who still practice the religion, and perhaps ten-times as many who claim Jewish ancestry. In recent years, a government crackdown on non-official religions—which has exacted such a terrible toll on Christians and Muslims—has driven the Jewish community underground. Aaron Reich reports:

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December 18, 2020

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