East Asian Jews

East Asian Jews

While East Asia is hardly the first place one might expect to find Jews, communities do exist, and have existed for many years. Even as the majority of the Jewish people settled in the Holy Land, Europe, and America, in every period of history there were those that went the other way, traveling east and settling in strange and exotic lands. Today, due to the increasing ease and decreasing price of communications and transportation, as well as other effects of globalization, the Jewish communities in China, Japan, and other places continue to survive and to grow. There are many historical events and settlements, as well as current topics, regarding the Jewish people in China, Japan, and the surrounding region.

Geography and cultural borders of East Asia


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