Jewish Heart - The Struggle for Status and Identity in Asia

This book offers new insights into the struggles, dreams, and disappointments of Hong Kong's end-of-an-era Jewish community following an unimagined windfall and change of sovereignty, paralleled by the birth and growth of Progressive Judaism in Asia.

List of contents

Part One: Origins
Chapter 1: Israel in Babylon and Baghdad
Part Two: The Sassoons
Chapter 2: David and Elias
Chapter 3: Jacob Sasson (1844-1916)
Part Three: Jewish Identity
Chapter 4: Pushing Back
Part Four: Shanghai
Chapter 5: Mothership
Chapter 6: The Kadoories
Chapter 7: Different Paths
Chapter 8: Wartime Refuge
Part Five: Hong Kong
Chapter 9: Hong Kong Jewish Community
Chapter 10: The Way Forward
Chapter 11: End of an Era
Chapter 12: Bringing Reform in from the Cold
Chapter 13: Aspirations for Change
Part Six: New Horizons
Chapter 14: Redevelopment
Part Seven: Community Lost, Community Gained
Chapter 15: David's Bar Mitzvah
Part Eight: Dealing with Diversity
Chapter 16: Challenges
Chapter 17: Opening the Door
Chapter 18: Community Lost, Community Gained
Part Nine: Building Community
Chapter 19: Building Community
Chapter 20: Growth
Chapter 21: First Resident Rabbi
Part Ten: Looking Ahead
Chapter 22: Visions for the Future
Chapter 23: contentious Encounters
Chapter 24: New Outlook
Part Eleven: Lost Opportunities
Chapter 25: Derailed
Chapter 26: Community Leadership and Funding
Chapter 27. Legal Gymnastics: Protecting the Funds

About the author

Robert L. Green is an independent scholar and co-founder of The United Jewish Congregation of Hong Kong.

Product details

• Authors: Robert L Green, Robert L. Green
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2024
• EAN: 9781666911800
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-180-0
• No. of pages: 468
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Relating to Jewish people & groups, Asian History, Social groups: religious groups & communities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies