As an Asian American Jew, I never felt like I belonged. Then I fasted for Yom Kippur in China
The Asian and Jewish sides of my heritage had far more in common than I could have ever imagined
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News A Jewish high school in Palo Alto is looking to China for new recruits
“China has been, for years, a robust market for foreign students,” a school official said
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Yiddish World Asian descendants of hidden Jews maintain their languages
The work of Kristang language activists has something in common with that of the Yiddishists
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Culture The internet’s Kate Middleton obsession may have revealed an unsavory Jewish secret
Internet sleuths are speculating that valuable antiques owned by Prince William’s alleged girlfriend, Rose Hanbury, may have been looted by her husband’s Jewish ancestors
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Fast Forward Chinese actor from popular ‘Boonie Bears’ kids show under fire after antisemitic social media posts
“Jews are all rats and cockroaches. Wherever they stop to rest a moment, they multiply. Dirty as hell,” the actor, Zhang Bingjun, wrote on Weibo
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Theater In a Romeo-and-Juliet musical set in WWII Shanghai, Chinese and Jewish refugees are star-crossed lovers
'Émigré,' a new production by the New York Philharmonic, recalls the city's embrace of over 20,000 people fleeing the Holocaust
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Opinion Young Americans are turning against Israel — and you can thank TikTok
New analyses show that pro-Palestinian content dwarfs all others on the app, and China is likely making it worse
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Fast Forward Since Oct. 7, antisemitism has exploded online in China. Here’s why.
Anti-Jewish sentiment is closely related to anti-Western sentiment in China
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News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
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Opinion It’s time for the pro-Palestinian movement to make a radical change
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News Should synagogues remove the Israeli flag from bimahs now? How a New York shul made the decision
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Opinion Jews are worried about Zohran Mamdani. Here’s why they shouldn’t be
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