JEWISH JOURNEYS TO THE FAR EAST
Join us for a live online exploration of four Jewish communities in the Far East!
SOUTH KOREA
Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 pm ET
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Jews have been residing in Korea since the 1950s due to the presence of American soldiers. However, since the beginning of this century, South Korea has grown into a popular global destination for business, education and travel.
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Anna Jo is the co-founder of Hakehillah Korea, the only progressive Jewish community in Seoul, South Korea. She arrived in 2010 and is among the first generation of Jews in South Korea to make real Jewish history and community there. Hakehillah Korea was officially founded in late 2017. They are a very small community with no permanent building and low funds. Anno Jo is excited to show how her dynamic community works and how it has grown!
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TAIWAN
Wednesday, May 7, 7:00 pm ET
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Taiwan’s Jewish community began in 1955 on a military base and is now deeply rooted in the life of the island. They may have one of the world’s only shuls that was unaffected by the pandemic! In fact, their Chanukah gathering of 200 during Covid may have been one the world’s largest (legal) celebrations.
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Leon is an artist who co-lead the Taiwan Jewish Community together with the 102-year-old Rabbi Einhorn for many years. Leon’s art is a powerful form of storytelling and much of his latest work, including ‘dream-scapes’ and a Haggadah, is a journey into the exciting revival of Jewish life in that corner of Asia.
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INDONESIA
Wednesday, June 11, 7:00 pm ET
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The Jewish community in Indonesia is reemerging. Community members are are united in rediscovering their identity and developing a minhag from Sumatra to Papua. Each of the vibrant communities have long and diverse Jewish connections with a Judaism unique to their culture and history.
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Rabbi David Kunin along with his wife Shelley and colleague Rabbi Shoshana Kaminsky have worked with the vibrant Jewish community in Indonesia.
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CHINA
Wednesday, July 9, 7:00 pm ET
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For many people it is surprising to learn that there is a long and rich history of Jewish communities in China. In this talk we will explore the three places with the most relevant historical presence of Jews: Kaifeng (where a community was established in the Middle Ages and whose descendants still live today); Harbin (where a community from Russia thrived around the Trans-Siberian Railway), and Shanghai (where thousands of Jews came as refugees during WWII). We will also learn how Jewish life is today for those who currently live in China.
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Originally from Argentina, Pablo Faivel Levinton is a fluent Yiddish speaker currently studying a Master’s degree in China, from where he runs the popular travel YouTube channel dedicated to showing faraway places where there are, or have been, Jewish communities.
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