Jews in Old China

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kaifeng_Jews
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:culturalAssimilation high
gptkbp:declinedAfter 19th century
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Kaifeng_Jewish_descendants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jews in Old China
gptkbp:landedAt gptkb:Tang_dynasty
7th-10th century
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Judeo-Persian
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kaifeng
gptkb:Henan_Province
gptkbp:notableEvent construction of Kaifeng Synagogue in 1163
flood destruction of synagogue in 1850s
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Gao_family
gptkb:Jin_family
gptkb:Kaifeng_Torah_scrolls
gptkb:Shi_family
gptkb:Zhou_family
gptkb:Talmud
gptkb:Zhang_family
gptkb:Zhao_family
gptkb:Li_family
circumcision
Jewish education
Sabbath observance
kosher dietary laws
Jewish burial customs
intermarriage with local Chinese
Jewish marriage customs
Hebrew education
Passover celebration
Ai family
E family
adoption of Chinese surnames
community leadership by elders
maintenance of synagogue
preservation of Torah scrolls
use of Chinese language in prayer
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Kaifeng_Synagogue
gptkbp:populationPeak 12th-17th century
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Chinese_government
Jewish communities worldwide
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:Baghdadi_Jews
gptkb:Persian_Jews
gptkb:Sephardic_Jews
gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:status small community remains
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Matteo_Ricci
gptkb:James_Finn
gptkb:Michael_Pollak
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sydney_Shapiro
gptkb:Sidney_Shapiro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7