http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html This is China Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-1750 boruch Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:23:23 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-1750 Valery was right. There is a beutiful shul in Bukhara. Perhaps the table cloth owner was somehow related to the Bukhara's ( Central Asia ) Jew Valery was right. There is a beutiful shul in Bukhara. Perhaps the table cloth
owner was somehow related to the Bukhara’s ( Central Asia ) Jew

]]> http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-914 Valery Novoselsky Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:39:06 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-914 There is no surprise here from the historical point of view. For centuries the Jews from Bukhara participated in international trade via Silk Road. More then that, I recall reading the mention in one article about a small Jewish community, which existed in Urumchi in the past. There is no surprise here from the historical point of view. For centuries the Jews from Bukhara participated in international trade via Silk Road. More then that, I recall reading the mention in one article about a small Jewish community, which existed in Urumchi in the past.

]]> http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-402 Adam Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:05:48 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-402 I am not sure how the Jewish tablecloth made its way to Xinjiang, but Jewish merchants traveled the Silk Road. I recall seeing Hebrew characters on a scroll at a museum in Dunhuang. I am not sure how the Jewish tablecloth made its way to Xinjiang, but Jewish merchants traveled the Silk Road. I recall seeing Hebrew characters on a scroll at a museum in Dunhuang.

]]> http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-291 What about Chinese people who love Jewish food? Bagels in Beijing! | The Fortune Cookie Chronicles Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:37:35 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-291 [...] The photo on the top is not from H&H, it’s actually from Xinjiang, from cupofcha. [...] [...] The photo on the top is not from H&H, it’s actually from Xinjiang, from cupofcha. [...]

]]> http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-276 Elana Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:50:40 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2007/12/17/jewish-tradition-in-muslim-xinjiang.html#comment-276 It says "Shabbat Shalom" so it's clearly a Sabbath tablecloth. Were they everywhere in the restaurant? It says “Shabbat Shalom” so it’s clearly a Sabbath tablecloth. Were they everywhere in the restaurant?

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