Kaifeng Jews

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Are the Chinese Jews (Kaifeng Jews) the descendants of Abraham?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    No, they are not considered to be Jewish, because the Jewish men who arrived in Kaifeng did not have any real way of marrying Jewish women, and over the years the Jewish line unfortunately died out.

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