Famous Chinese Jews

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

We often heard the terms Chinese Jews and here are some interesting news of some famous Jews from China.:)


Ehud Olmert--- the former Prime Minister of Israel; his parents came to Israel from Harbin


Jacob Rosenfeld (aka "General Luo")- born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire--- served as the Minister of Health in the 1947 Provisional Communist Military Government of China under Mao Zedong


Sidney Rittenberg--- close confidant of Mao Tzedong and other leaders of China's revolution; he was first American citizen to join China's Communist Party; translator


Laurence Tribe---born in Shanghai--- one of the leading and most influential legal scholars in the United States and a Harvard University Law professor


Michael Kadoorie--- Born in Hong Kong in 1941, the 6th richest man in Hong Kong/Greater China


Sir Matthew Nathan- former British governor of Hong Kong; namesake of Nathan Road in HK


Silas Aaron Hardoon--- one of the wealthiest people in China in the early 20th century; he was largely associated with the development of Nanking Road in Shanghai



Eli Marom- former commander of the Israeli navy (2007-2011)


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