Past Gentle Memories: Stories of Chinese Jews

Author: Sun Qing
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Whenever we speak of the "Jewish" nation, we have lamented their misfortunes, sympathized with their miseries, praised their resilience, and celebrated their remarkable achievements. What more do we need? After being filled with too many questions and assumptions about our understanding of this nation, as the relentless flow of time carries us forward, can we still find new themes to explore? Can we discover astonishingly mysterious clues amidst the layers of history? Yes, we can! That is the extraordinary encounter between us and them, between our ancient and mysterious Eastern nation and their ancient and mysterious Western nation, in a distant, perhaps even unknown era, on the land of China. This book tells the story of the Jews living and being treated with respect in China, and ultimately integrating into the Chinese nation.