Chinese Jews
E323931
Chinese Jews are members of historic Jewish communities in China, most notably the Kaifeng Jews, who blended Jewish religious traditions with Chinese language and culture over centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese Jews canonical | 5 |
| Chinese Judaism | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish community
ⓘ
Jewish community ⓘ city ⓘ ethno-religious group ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture |
Chinese culture
ⓘ
Jewish culture ⓘ |
| diasporaConnections |
Canada
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Israel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicIntegration |
adoption of Chinese surnames
ⓘ
intermarriage with Han Chinese ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Classical Chinese ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Persian ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Song dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Song dynasty
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Henan Province ⓘ Kaifeng ⓘ |
| notableCommunity |
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaifeng Jews
|
| originTheory | Jewish merchants on the Silk Road ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | some rabbinic authorities outside China ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousBuilding | Kaifeng synagogue ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
circumcision
ⓘ
keeping kosher to varying degrees ⓘ observance of Jewish holidays ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Jews ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Christian missionary reports in the 17th century
ⓘ
Qing dynasty gazetteers ⓘ |
| traditionalSurnames |
Ai
ⓘ
Gao ⓘ Jin ⓘ Li ⓘ Shi ⓘ Zhang ⓘ Zhao ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jin (Chinese surname associated with Kaifeng Jews)
subject surface form:
Shi (surname associated with Kaifeng Jews)
this entity surface form:
Chinese Judaism