Kaifeng
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Kaifeng is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history,
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Iron Pagoda 铁塔
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Kaifeng Jews
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Kaifeng Jews are a small community of descendants of Chinese Jews in Kaifeng, Henan province, China. In the early centuries of their settlement, they may have numbered around 2,500 people. Despite the
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…recorded as well. From the 8th to 9th century and up to the 19th century, Kaifeng was known for having the oldest extant Jewish community in China, the Kaifeng Jews. As of 2016, there are 500 to 1,000 Jews still left in the city. From June 1938 to August 1945, the city was occupied by the invading Japanese Imperial…
Jews of Kaifeng, late 19th or early 20th century
Ink rubbings of the 1489 stele (left) and 1512 stele (right)
A model of the Kaifeng synagogue at the Diaspora Museum, Tel Aviv
Interior of the Kaifeng synagogue, 18th century