The twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the English Jewish monthly, “Israel’s Messenger,” is being observed with the current issue of the journal.
N. E. B. Ezra is editor of the publication. In Shanghai there is a Jewish community numbering five hundred families. The majority of them are Arabic Jews coming from Bagdad. They emigrated to China at the end of the last century. They are an influential commercial element, enjoying prosperity. They are largely active in Far Eastern trade.
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