In the decade since the Chinese Communists nationalized all commerce and industry, the Jewish community in China has shrunk from 25,000 to less than 400 through emigration, the World Jewish Congress reported today.
Citing data in a report from the Jewish Community Council of Shanghai, the Congress said emigration was continuing and the end of the community was near.
The Shanghai report said that as of June 30 there were 109 Jews left in Shanghai, 55 in Tientsin, 229 in Harbin and four in Dairen and Mukden. Emigration is handled by the Shanghai Council. Most of the Jews of China have emigrated to Israel.
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