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The Sino-Judaic Institute has been a pioneer in the field of Chinese-Jewish relations for over 30 years. We are a virtual institute, based in the United States, but with members the world over. We offer this website as a resource to all who are curious about various aspects of Chinese-Jewish relations and want to learn more. SJI is a membership organization.  We welcome your participation and involvement.

Our fields of work include:

• The study of the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng, where Jews have been living now for over a millennium, and assisting the Kaifeng Jewish descendants to reconnect with their cultural heritage as appropriate.
• The study of Jewish life in Shanghai, Harbin, Tianjin, Hong Kong and elsewhere in the 19th and 20th centuries.
• The study of cross-cultural issues such as literary influences, comparative diasporas, religion, intermarriage and family matters, etc.
• The support of Jewish Studies programs in China and fostering scholarship in this field.
• Promotion of tourism to Kaifeng and other cities and to make current exhibits on the Jews of China more accessible to the public.
• Publicaton of Points East, a journal that comes out three times a year, and Sino-Judaica, an occasional scholarly publication.