Japanese Talmud
The image of Jews in East Asia is a strange mixture of opposites, a paradoxical blend of admiration and mockery, identification and denial. This book explores what ‘Jew’ means to many East Asians, and whether it is anything that Jewish people themselves would recognise.
There is clearly a positive fascination: various bestsellers entitled Talmud are found in vending machines and public schools, whi...
The image of Jews in East Asia is a strange mixture of opposites, a paradoxical blend of admiration and mockery, identification and denial. This book explores what ‘Jew’ means to many East Asians, and whether it is anything that Jewish people themselves would recognise.
There is clearly a positive fascination: various bestsellers entitled Talmud are found in vending machines and public schools, whi...
