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Ancient Chinese Community Celebrates Its Jewish Roots, and Passover

 

By BECKY DAVIS APRIL 6, 2015 9:37 AM April 6, 2015 9:37 am

06sino-passover03-tmagArticleBarnaby Yeh of the Sino-Judaic Institute leads morning prayers for Jewish descendants in Kaifeng.Credit Becky Davis/The New York Times

Over the remains of the Chinese-style Passover banquet – soups with bamboo and huge chunks of fresh tofu, steamed fish and platters of crisp greens in mustard sauce – Li Pengling, 16, Continue reading