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Olga, Kinga and Catherine visit the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem

  

Kinga's mother had the unusual custom of saying Gut Shabbos (Yiddish for "Good Sabbath") every Friday night, but she had no idea what the phrase meant. Olga's family took her and her siblings on a visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp when she was only 5-years-old. Catherine doesn't have a Jewish background but has worked as a tour guide with groups visiting Poland from Israel and South Africa for the past 10 years.

 

Three very different stories with one common theme: Kinga, Olga and Catherine were all in Israel recently on a Shavei Israel-sponsored tour and study program to further their knowledge of Judaism and strengthen their connection to this 3,000-year-old people.

  

Click here to read more about their Jewish journey and to see pictures of their recent trip to Israel.

  

 

The Kaifeng Jewish community got together to celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) and the holiday of Lag B'Omer - Chinese style. Our representative in Kaifeng sent us pictures of both day's activities.  

  

Click here to see all the beautiful pictures.

Jews in Kaifeng gather to celebrate Lag B'Omer
Jews in Kaifeng gather to celebrate Lag B'Omer
 

Roots #147 - May 20, 2014 

 

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