Communication between the Jews and the Chinese in Modern China: Review of the Jewish Life in Harbin

Abstract

Based on the Harbin Jewish life, this thesis presented some perspectives that are different from other Chinese scholars. The fact that in modern and contemporary China, the communication between Chinese and Jews is seldom and lack of depth, should constitute an important premise for the study of the mutual exchange and interaction between the Chinese people and the Jewish people. Only in this context can we understand the discourses of some scholars and the memories of persons concerned properly. The reason why the communication between Harbin Jews and the Chinese is seldom and lack of depth is closely related to the international status of modern China, the regional situation of the Far East, the cohesion of the Jews, the closure of the Jewish community and the shortness of Jewish sojourn in Harbin．