Israel’s chief Sephardi rabbi called on China to recognize Judaism as an official religion. Shlomo Amar made the call Monday as he visited a synagogue in Shanghai, Reuters reported. Giving Judaism official status would be mainly symbolic, since most Jews living in China are expatriates working there.
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