For centuries, a small Jewish community survived in Kaifeng, China, once centered around a synagogue built in 1163. The synagogue is now gone. ⁠ ⁠ Under Xi Jinping, Jewish leaders have been interrogated and monitored, foreign visitors restricted, remnants of the synagogue buried, Jewish symbols removed, and the community’s historic stone tablets hidden from public view.⁠ ⁠ Religious life may now face less scrutiny, but Beijing’s effort to erase Kaifeng’s Jewish history continues. tabletmag #jewishhistory #china #jewishstories