The travails of the Kaifeng Jews
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The travails of the Kaifeng Jews
Are these "real" Jews from Silk Road days
http://forward.com/news/349913/who-are- ... n-on-them/
It now seems probable that the Ethiopian "Jews" who have done to much to enrich and enliven modern
Israel are NOT real DNA Jews at all.
The author of Off the Rails in Phnom Penh conjured up a fanciful connection between Jdaism and the claptrap of
local Buddhism, so one wonders if there are a few not-quite-right-in-the-head people who think some or all
Cambodians are one or more of the Lost Tribes of Israel (like the Welsh and the Cherokees).
There is a local heretical sect of Muslims here in Cambodia, like homegrown Ahmadis, who are shunned by mainstream believers,
so it is not quite impossible that some barefoot savages in Mondulkiri imagine they are descended from King David.
http://forward.com/news/349913/who-are- ... n-on-them/
It now seems probable that the Ethiopian "Jews" who have done to much to enrich and enliven modern
Israel are NOT real DNA Jews at all.
The author of Off the Rails in Phnom Penh conjured up a fanciful connection between Jdaism and the claptrap of
local Buddhism, so one wonders if there are a few not-quite-right-in-the-head people who think some or all
Cambodians are one or more of the Lost Tribes of Israel (like the Welsh and the Cherokees).
There is a local heretical sect of Muslims here in Cambodia, like homegrown Ahmadis, who are shunned by mainstream believers,
so it is not quite impossible that some barefoot savages in Mondulkiri imagine they are descended from King David.
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Re: The travails of the Kaifeng Jews
The author of Off the Rails was referencing Zhou Daguan's account of Cambodia in the 13th century.
Silence, exile, and cunning.
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Re: The travails of the Kaifeng Jews
Very interesting...thanx....
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Re: The travails of the Kaifeng Jews
If we're talking about lost tribes of Jews then there's a group of them in Southern Africa. Some guy traking down the ark reckons it went down the East Africa coast, ended up doing some genetic testing and they have the right Mitochondrial DNA.
http://www.angus-shaw.com/the-legend-of ... onnection/
http://www.angus-shaw.com/the-legend-of ... onnection/
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