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Shanghai's Jewish community sees revival under communism
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SHANGHAI, China -- A glass was smashed, and a cheer went up.
After months of careful negotiations with the Chinese government,
Shanghai's Jewish community celebrated a revival last month as a
historic synagogue opened for its first wedding in about 60 years.
Shanghai has special meaning for the global Jewish population
after it took in tens of thousands of Jewish refugees during World
War II. The city's Jewish community and the foreign community at
large soon faded away, howeve...
