From Revival to Erasure: Ebbs and Flows of Judaism in Kaifeng (opens in new tab)

Foreign missionary contact, the rise of nationalism, and ethnic identification work undertaken under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party culminated in the construction of ‘Jews’ as an ethnic identity altogether foreign, resulting in the suppression of recent efforts to revive Sinicised Judaism in Kaifeng. Despite continued efforts by and optimism among some groups, a revival of any kind would be impossible without a reassessment of the Chinese nation itself. The post From Revival to Erasu...