Persian-speaking Jews settled in China by the 10th century; the longest-lived community was in the city of Kaifeng. What survives of their book culture includes Torah scrolls on parchment and manuscript codices written in Hebrew on rice paper, which include biblical texts, liturgies, and a community memorial book. Printing was largely undertaken by Ashkenazic and Sephardic emigrés in the bigger cities during the 20th century.

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While there is evidence of earlier settlements, concert…