Thousands of years later, the descendants of Jews in Henan want to return to Israel to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. What does this mean?

So far, there are 19 Jews in Kaifeng, Henan Province. Back to Israel? Successfully returned to Israel with the help of the organization. Among the returnees, a woman surnamed Li said: Jews are descendants of God. They are the nobles among the nobles and the elites among the elites. As a descendant of the Jews, she feels honored.

Although Kaifeng Jews have long lost their Jewish identity in the history of 1000 years, we can see how eager they are to return to Israel from the words and deeds of these returnees. Embarrassed, Israel defines Jewish identity according to matriarchal inheritance, while Kaifeng Jews are not recognized.

Although Kaifeng Jews are not recognized by Israel, some of them still study Hebrew and Jewish teachings tirelessly, and they are full of longing to return to Israel. Before talking about these dozens of returnees, let's briefly understand the history of Kaifeng Jews.

According to the inscription in the second year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, Kaifeng Jews have lived here since at least the Northern Song Dynasty. Academics believe that a large number of Jews first came to China along the Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Jews from the Middle East came to Quanzhou, Fujian by sea via India.

Then in the form of collective migration, it moved from Quanzhou to Hangzhou and Yangzhou, and then went north along the Grand Canal to reach the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, which is now Kaifeng. The Northern Song Dynasty is one of the countries with the most developed economy and civilization in the world. Kaifeng, as the most prosperous city, provides good conditions for Jews to do business.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng Jews paid tribute to Xibu, and Song Taizu warmly entertained them, and made a decree: This midsummer, I will keep my ancestral customs and leave a legacy of the capital of song dynasty? The Three Chapters of the Constitution made Kaifeng Jews legal immigrants. Jews began to take the imperial examination in the harmonious atmosphere of national integration, and many people were officials in the DPRK.

In the Yuan Dynasty, there were 73 surnames, more than 500 Jews and about 5,000 people in Kaifeng. Kaifeng Jews began to integrate with all ethnic groups after they settled down. They respect Confucius and Confucianism, and take part in offering sacrifices to Confucius Temple. After several generations, they wore Hanfu, learned Chinese, imitated the names of the Han people and changed their surnames.