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May 9, 2023

When Shanghai Was an Intellectual Capital of Sephardi Jewry

“A fearless exponent of traditional Judaism and Jewish nationalism.”

In the second half of the 19th century Shanghai became a major center of international commerce, and also home to a sizeable Jewish population—consisting mostly of Iraqi Jews who came there either from Bombay or directly from the Middle East. Aryeh Tepper describes this community’s contribution to the world of Jewish ideas:

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