Jordyn Haime
By Jordyn Haime
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Fast Forward Israeli diplomat stabbed in China, supporters sing ‘Oseh Shalom’ in Tokyo as Israel-Hamas war reverberates across Asia
The Chinese-born mother of a Hamas hostage is petitioning Beijing for help. And a rendition of “Oseh Shalom” stopped traffic at Tokyo’s Shibuya Station
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Fast Forward Displaced by ethnic violence, India’s Bnei Menashe Jews construct sukkahs nonetheless
Some are currently staying at government shelters, others at schools and homes of other community members, or rented homes paid for by nonprofit groups
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News Why most Asian Jews use imported etrogs on Sukkot even though their countries grow the fruit
Rabbinical authorities have long debated the authenticity of Asian etrogs — even though the fruit originated in southwest China
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Fast Forward A Talmudic tale gets a 12th-century Chinese twist in children’s book aimed at diverse Jewish readers
Erica Lyons, who is raising Chinese children in Hong Kong, is writing a series of children’s books about diverse Jews
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Food A pastrami sandwich is a new star of Tokyo’s hip food scene
Freeman Shokudo, which serves a variety of Jewish-inspired smoked comfort food, is filling the Jewish deli gap for Jews and non-Jewish locals
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News Researchers say Japan has exaggerated the story of Chiune Sugihara, the ‘Japanese Schindler’
Japan is also trying to elevate another World War II figure to hero status, but researchers don’t buy the story
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Fast Forward Netanyahu announces China visit, stresses that US is still Israel’s ‘most vital ally’
The announcement comes at a sensitive time in both U.S.-China and U.S.-Israel relations
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Fast Forward Israel’s foreign minister cuts India visit short as Jews caught in crossfire of violent clashes
'It is time for Israel to act and bring them home to the Jewish state before more Bnei Menashe Jews are killed,' said the leader of an organization that works with Indian Jews
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