Tonight I had the utmost pleasure to talk to Stuart Beaton about Jews in China on his fabulous author podcast site: http://rastous.podomatic.com/entry/2012-10-16T18_15_27-07_00.As Stuart writes, "This interview ranges over why Jewish people came to China before the Second … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Two-Gun Cohen
He's been called a schmuck and a schmoozer, a statesman and a mensch. But above all, Morris Cohen was a character. Much about his life has been a myth--thanks to Cohen himself--so ten years ago Daniel Levy set the record straight with his biography of the infamous General Cohen. … [Read more...]
My first trip to China!
Over the weekend, I gave a talk at my temple about Jews in WII China and books and novels that have been written about that time. Here's the YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09ZWpwkohg&feature=share. I thought at most 8-10 people would show up, but the room was … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Empire Made Me
I apologize for the long absence. This weekend I'm going to give a talk about Jews in China during World War II, so I've been using all my free time to prepare for that. This preparation has included reading a narrative titled Empire Made Me (Penguin, 2003) by Robert Bickers. … [Read more...]
Lessons from my oldest son
I've met some amazing people through my older son, Jake. And this weekend was no exception.For the last six summers, Jake has gone away to a Jewish overnight camp.And for the last few years, he's talked about a group of Chinese Jews, or as they call themselves, Chews. … [Read more...]
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