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Ho Feng-Shan poses for a photo taken while he was a Chinese consul in Egypt. (Photo/JTA-Carlos Avila Gonzalez-The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Posted inBooks

Novel about Chinese rescuer of Jews raises questions of fact vs. fiction in Holocaust stories

by Jordyn Haime and JTA February 14, 2023February 15, 2023
In a video for Douyin, China's version of TikTok, Rabbi Matt Trusch explains in Mandarin "what Jews have done for the world."
Posted inWorld

Jewish stereotypes abound in China. A U.S. rabbi is using online videos to fight them.

by Jordyn Haime and JTA August 5, 2022
A Taiwanese dance teacher practices Israeli folk dance in Yilan, Taiwan. (Photo/JTA-Jordyn Haime)
Posted inCulture

Folk dance is a national pastime in Taiwan. Israeli songs are a big part of the tradition.

by Jordyn Haime and JTA July 5, 2022
Schragel’s and Mendel’s are only two of a number of bagel options in Hong Kong today. (Photo/JTA-Jordyn Haime)
Posted inWorld

In Hong Kong, dreams for a new Jewish deli devolve into a war between owners

by Jordyn Haime and JTA June 21, 2022
Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo in the 2021 version of "West Side Story." (Photo/JTA-Niko Tavernise-20th Century Studios)
Posted inCulture

Jews were the creative forces behind ‘West Side Story’ decades ago and today. Should they be?

by Jordyn Haime and JTA December 10, 2021
Pages from "The Last Jews of Penang" show the Malaysian Jewish community's former synagogue.
Posted inCulture

New graphic novel tells the story of Malaysia’s lost Jewish community

by Jordyn Haime and JTA December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

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