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from From the Rivers of Babylon to the Whangpoo: A Century of Sephardi Jewish Life in Shanghai =From Baghdad to Shanghai=One of the most interesting chapters in Shanghai's history was the growth of a vibrant Jewish community, exiles who found refuge in the city from hardship, war and persecution. Baghdadi Jews came to Shanghai via India and first settled in the foreign enclave in 1845. During t...
from Wikipedia: History of the Jews in Hong Kong ==1800s-1960s: origins==*Jews first arrived in Hong Kong when the territory was ceded to Great Britain by China in 1842. The Jews transferred their offices from neighboring Canton to Hong Kong and helped to develop this new port.*The Hong Kong Jewish Community was first established in 1857. The first synagogue was set up in a rental house on Holl...