ITT the Jews and the Chinese get along GREAT

I like this guy, and also I am Jewish. Please set up a meeting for us and I will discuss the possibility of arranging a deal for him to buy my uncle's major daily newspaper.

Lol

I think I'm gonna try and visit the synagogues in Shanghai

My dad used to have this thing where he had to visit the synagogue anywhere we went, like just to see it. We always made fun of him for it.

Shangai Synagogue

Just wanted to see that in italics, wasn't disappointed.

I'm actually kind of sad that I never got to visit the one in HK - think I'll be able to rectify this time around too xp

Did you leave the second h out on purpose? xp

You're such a mensch, 龜.

http://ohelleah.org/ols/

http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2010/12/09/judaism-with-a-hong-kong-flavour/

Nah I've always been called a schmuck xp

I think I'm gonna try and visit the synagogues in Shanghai

Would you like to be accompanied by someone who can pass for Jewish and can even bust out some Hebrew?

Jealous of yall.

Haha I've been meaning to reply. Sorry, I havent' even left yet due to the Vortex

Yeah no hurry, we are in Japan for a few more days and then Taipei for a month!

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/entertainment-and-culture/Former-Jewish-refugees-return-for-Thank-You-Shanghai-trip/shdaily.shtml

http://jewishphilosophyplace.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/jewish-philosophy-in-china/

Sponsored by The Center for Judaic and Inter-Religious Studies at Shandong University, the “Translation Series of Classics of the Jewish Culture” speaks to director and editor-in-chief Professor Fu Youde’ interest in Jewish philosophy and thought and how that interest shapes his understanding of Jewish Studies in China. In the United States and Israel, these kinds of centers for Jewish Studies tend to be dominated by historians, whereas at Shandong University an emphasis has been placed on modern thought and philosophy. My guess is that Josephus (!!), Mishna, and Maimonides were chosen not just for their inherent interest but rather as foundations to a Jewish wisdom tradition. I’ll observe in passing the very minor role played by history on this particular list. Most of it seems to relate to Jewish-Christian relations, and the emergence of the modern religious movement in the wake of Emancipation. But the center of gravity is occupied by the modern philosophical tradition and its basics: Mendelssohn, Cohen, Buber, Rosenzweig, Baeck, Kaplan, Heschel. There’s just enough of history to frame the modern conceptual work.

http://jewishphilosophyplace.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/hebrew-chinese-translation1.jpg

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t1.0-9/10603510_591590887629265_4273040356338089376_n.jpg

The Chinese name of the fungus literally translates to "Black Wood Ear"

We take no responsibility for the translation sins of the West

how does it taste?

At least they remembered to capitalize Juice.

I've never had the drink but the fungus itself tastes pretty bland and benefits from a splash of vinegar

Its specific epithet is derived from the belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from an elder tree; the common name "Judas's ear" eventually became "Jew's ear", while today "jelly ear" and other names are sometimes used. The fungus can be found throughout the year in temperate regions worldwide, where it grows upon both dead and living wood.

Ah yes, the well known Chinese fable of Judas Iscariot

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le8h71ERGH1qatgzn.jpg

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/19/taiwan-restaurant-apologizes-for-pasta-dish-called-long-live-the-nazis/

The Nazi swastika and other icons related to the white supremacist political ideal aren’t uncommon on this island. Last year, a man was photographed by local media dressed in full SS soldier uniform while attending an anti-homosexuality parade. When asked about his choice of attire, the man was quoted by local media as saying “I am against homosexuality and so were the Nazis.”

I was wondering when that would make its way to this thread

get along GREAT

“I am against homosexuality and so were the Nazis.”

O RLY
http://www.excatholicsforchrist.com/images/bormann.jpg

lol whoops that's Bormann - mixing up my Nazis!
http://s4.hubimg.com/u/2502279_f520.jpg

As for Rockmill, the restaurant has since changed the name of its dishes to “Long Live Purity.”

Not really much of an improvement tbh

http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/shanghai-museum-unveils-memorial-to-jews-who-found-haven-in-city/

I've been here!

the father of my rabbi from my childhood (who is the head of the beis din of philadelphia and who did my sister's conversion) was one of the students who survived w/ the Mir by moving to Shanghai.

wait why did your sister have to convert? I mean I guess the obvious answer "she was not born to a Jewish mother" but I dunno maybe something more complicated than that?

yes, adoption

the father of my rabbi from my childhood (who is the head of the beis din of philadelphia and who did my sister's conversion) was one of the students who survived w/ the Mir by moving to Shanghai.

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my grandpa was from that town (as were many jews), but his family went to the US in 1915

ah OK, I was picturing some kind of complicated "hung with the reform crowd and now orthodox rabbi sez u need some conversion to orthodoxy" type thing. I dunno I make up weird stuff sometimes. Mo mikvah, mo better.

cross-post

http://www.boston.com/food-dining/restaurants/2014/12/09/harvard-business-school-professor-goes-war-over-worth-chinese-food/KfMaEhab6uUY1COCnTbrXP/story.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exclusive-texted-union-rep-akai-gurley-lay-dying-article-1.2034219

Not what I had in mind when I started this thread.

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/why-american-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/384011/2/

I had Taiwanese food on Christmas--beef with pea shoots, totally legit dish. Spouse had sesame chicken. Not legit but tasty.

FTR spouse and dayo have, in fact, dined at Fortune Cookie in Shanghai. I missed it because I was getting my hairs did :(

^ It was very good

http://forward.com/articles/211233/the-last-jewish-lox-slicer-at-zabars/

https://u.osu.edu/symposiumonchinajews/

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2015/02/10/384069013/part-asian-american-all-jewish

Once, she even told her mother she wanted to give up Judaism. "Is that possible?" her mother asked.

The perpetual metaphysical quandary of Jewishness.

http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/kaifeng-china-jewish-roots-passover/?_r=0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2j0yTlfSGk

lol @ ISRAEL text message