Judaism (Kaifeng Jews)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:communityStructure clan-based
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:customs circumcision
keeping kosher
observing Sabbath
gptkbp:descendedFrom Persian Jewish merchants
gptkbp:externalContact Western scholars
Jewish travelers
Jesuit missionaries (17th century)
gptkbp:historicalDecline 19th century
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkb:Passover
gptkb:Purim
gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah
gptkb:Sukkot
gptkb:Yom_Kippur
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Judaism (Kaifeng Jews)
gptkbp:integration intermarriage with local Chinese
adoption of Chinese surnames
assimilation into Chinese society
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kaifeng
gptkbp:notableEvent construction of Kaifeng Synagogue in 1163
destruction of synagogue in 1850s
gptkbp:notableFigure Jin Jinzhong
Zhao Yingcheng
Zhao Yingdou
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Song_dynasty
gptkbp:population small community (21st century)
gptkbp:populationPeak ~5000 (17th century)
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Kaifeng_Jews
gptkbp:recognizedBy Chinese government (as a historical community)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:Ming_dynasty
gptkb:Ashkenazi_Judaism
gptkb:Qing_dynasty
gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkb:Chinese_Jews
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Torah_scrolls
gptkb:mezuzah
tefillin
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:status minority religion in China
revival efforts in 21st century
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Kaifeng_Synagogue
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kaifeng_(Northern_Song)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7