Cover Photo: Shanghai, China, April 1910, A Purim party. Credit: Yad Vashem A formidable though short-lived Sephardi presence in early 20th-century Shanghai fostered unique interpretations

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Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald is a founding member of the board of academic and expert advisors at Sino-Israel Global Network and Academic Leadership – SIGNAL

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