AJL – Letter from the Editor – Issue 17
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Dear Readers:
Welcome to the 17th issue of Asian Jewish Life. As I write this letter I am preparing to attend the...
AJL – Letter from the Editor – Issue 15
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Dear Readers:
Shana tova umetukah (wishing you a good and sweet new year).
Firstly, I apologize for the long hiatus. Like many other...
The Asian Jewish Life Story – Issue 14
by Erica Lyons
The story of how and why Asian Jewish Life was founded is perhaps long overdue. Though I have recounted it numerous times,...
Best of AJL – Visit to the IDF Field Hospital in...
Best of AJL
Visit to the IDF Field Hospital in Minami Sanrikue
An insider’s view
by Philip Rosenfeld
Photo credit: Hannah Rosenfeld
It was early in the morning on...
Asian Jewish Life – Is Judaism the Yang to China’s Yin?...
Feature
Is Judaism the Yang to China's Yin?
Exploring the meeting of two ancient cultures
by Tiberiu Weisz
AJL – Discovering – Rediscovering Shanghai: An Insider’s Tour of Shanghai...
Feature
Discovering / Rediscovering Shanghai
An Insider's Tour of Shanghai Today
by Helen Lippman
Ellis in Shanghai
Asian Jewish Life – The Unknown Jews of Bangladesh: Fragments of...
Feature
The Unknown Jews of Bangladesh
Fragments of an Elusive Community
by Dr. Shalva Weil
Family portraits courtesy...
AJL – Best of AJL – Toward Jerusalem with and Easterly...
Best of AJL
Towards Jerusalem with an Easterly View
Taglit-Birthright's shifting focus
by Gidi Mark
There is no doubt that some of the fastest growing Jewish communities around...
AJL – In an Ancient Land: Trade and Synagogues in South...
Feature
In An Ancient Land
Trade and Synagogues in South India
by Dr. Shalva Weil
Paradesi Synagogue 2010, photo courtesy of Shalva Weil
Interior Pardesi Synagogue
Sherds at the Pattanam...
