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Menachem Fogel
Efrat, Israel.
In Praise of the Jews of Kobe
There have been three times in my life when I have seen something that has taken my breath away. ( More )
Tesshu Shaku
Buddhist Scholar
Kyoto
Activities on the Day of the Rest.
Mainichi Newspaper.
Shabbat is the seventh day on which God rested, and runs from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday. ( More )
Sandra Bornstein
Exploring Japan’s Jewish History
From the Canadian Jewish News.
On a recent trip to Kobe, Japan, my husband and I accompanyied Prof. Takayoshi Iwata who he pointed out bits and pieces of Jewish history. ( More )
David Moche
New York and Kobe.
New York and Kobe.
Jewish Life in Kobe, Japan 1936 - 2000
The Jewish community in Kobe, Japan—a city that is long and narrow,—has a very rich history. ( More )
The Jewish community in Kobe, Japan—a city that is long and narrow,—has a very rich history. ( More )
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
THE JEWS OF JAPAN
Daniel Ari Kapner and Stephen Levine
In most cases, the Russian Jews had arrived in Japan via the Manchurian city of Harbin, which had three synagogues, a Jewish school, and a population of about 30,000 Jews. ( More )
Daniel Ari Kapner and Stephen Levine
In most cases, the Russian Jews had arrived in Japan via the Manchurian city of Harbin, which had three synagogues, a Jewish school, and a population of about 30,000 Jews. ( More )
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Rabbi Shimon Posner
California
Passover Magic: Brooklyn and Kobe
"Fifty years ago I was in Kobe and I had nothing, nobody." "Now my grandson is spending Passover in Kobe!" ( More )
"Fifty years ago I was in Kobe and I had nothing, nobody." "Now my grandson is spending Passover in Kobe!" ( More )
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