The Jewish communities in the far districts of south China, particularly in Canton, Nanking and Hankow, are experiencing an influx of Jewish immigrants, refugees from Russia, as conditions in the country are improving with the progress of the unification of China.
The majority of the Jewish immigrants make a living as watchmakers, barbers, jewellers and musicians. Some are also engaged in trade. Small colonies of Russian Jews now exist in practically all of the larger towns of southern China.
In Tientsin the growing Jewish community recently celebrated the establishment of a Jewish dramatic club under the name Kunst Club. It has for its purpose the spreading of art and the furtherance of Yiddish literature.
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