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Friday, May 28, 2010

Jews in Central Asia, India and Philippines

Series celebrated from May 30th to June 2nd in Barcelona, Girona and Madrid

The meeting "Jews in Central Asia, India and Philippines", organized by Casa Sefarad Israel and Casa Asia, will deal on the presence of Jews in Asia -with a remarkable number of Sephardic ones among them-, and how did they arrive through India and the Route of the Silk. The meeting will count on the participation of representatives of the communities of Shanghai and Hong Kong, as well as distinguished representatives of the academic and business fields. The program includes institutional and cultural activities in order to introduce the influence of the Jewish culture in the Asian continent. In the Jewish Quarter of Girona, specific activities such a round table and a concert have been programmed.