Jewish History in China and India

What is often oversimplified about Jewish history?

• It is solely driven by religious conversion.

• It is solely driven by cultural exchange.

• It is solely driven by persecution and anti-Semitism.

• It is solely driven by trade.

When did the first Jewish traders visit China?

• 10th century

• 15th century

• 12th century

• 8th century

What was a major factor in the decline of the Kaifeng Jewish community?

• Increased Jewish education

• Support from the Chinese government

• Natural disasters and assimilation

• Increased trade on the Silk Road

Which Jewish community in India is believed to have arrived as early as the first century CE?

• Kaifeng Jews

• Portuguese Jews

• Bene Israel

• Cochin Jews

What was a significant reason for the Jewish migration to Israel from India in the 1940s?

• Political instability in India

• Economic opportunities in Israel

• Stronger ideological attachment to the Jewish Homeland

• Persecution in India