Why did most Jews leave China after World War II?

The vast majority of Jews are scattered in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, and some Jews continue to migrate to China in the further east. Although the Silk Road is long, it has already spread China's influence to every corner of the world. According to modern archaeological discoveries, as early as the Zhou Dynasty, Jews had come to China to engage in trade.

1 1 At the beginning of the century, Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, formed the first Jewish community and gradually gained the same social status as the Han people. From modern times to World War II, the number of Jews in China reached tens of thousands, reaching a historical peak.

After World War II, most Jews left China, so that a brand-new minority was not formed, and only a few descendants of Jews were integrated into the Chinese nation. What happened in the meantime?

Schematic diagram of the distribution of Jews in the world after the Great Diaspora

The rise and fall of Jewish community in Kaifeng

According to archaeological experts, as early as the Zhou Dynasty and the Qin and Han Dynasties, Jews did business in the Central Plains. Archaeological excavations confirmed that a large number of Jews arrived in China in the Tang Dynasty.

At the beginning of the 20th century, English and French explorers discovered Hebrew letters and prayers in Xinjiang, and the writing time was determined to be around 7 18 years, that is, the early years of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Experts believe that these Jews came to China to do business through the overland Silk Road.