Japanese Are After Yiddish
Mishpacha Magazine explores why the Japanese are hot for for Yiddish, even purchasing a Yiddish dictionary for $770. Plus: A story with the Rebbe. Full Story
Mishpacha Magazine explores why the Japanese are hot for for Yiddish, even purchasing a Yiddish dictionary for $770. Plus: A story with the Rebbe. Full Story
Fascinating that the rebbe expressed that his own shlichim couldnt leave. Shakoiach.
in Belgium making passports for Jews to leave Germany. The Japanese were allies with the Germans and Italians .He was a government minister at the time. many Japanese freighters carried Jews to Shanghai,China.Some of Buddhism is influenced by the teachings of the children(of the concubine Katura) that were sent East,and the highest deity or level in their religion is Brahma,or Dharma,which is from Abraham.Also in Hinduism,which is also “East”.The term for “the other side” in Hinduism is the Hebrew word “sitra achra” and their god of divine intervention has seven arms and is called shiva ,(or seven in Hebrew)-Benveniste,Tsfat
Great story, always interesting to hear from a non-Lubavitcher thanks