Jews in taiwan

Taiwan's Jewish community establishes first-ever cemetery in Taipei, buries 74-year-old man

Chabad Taiwan wrote that it was a "significant milestone" for the community in an Instagram post. "Sad but important," the post added.

|ByTZVI JASPER
THE TAIPEI Synagogue.
SOME OF the international delegates at the Jewish Community Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

Gathering to pray in Taiwan under the dark clouds of Chinese threats - opinion

The Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in Taipei brought together faith leaders, cultural figures, and international delegates for three days of music, prayer, and dialogue.

|ByALBERT VEKSLER/THE MEDIA LINE
THE TAIPEI Synagogue.

Finding Jewish life tucked away in Taiwan

Within Taiwan's stones, its Hebrew letters etched in glass, and its voices raised in prayer, a fragile thread of continuity stretches across oceans.

|ByYAAKOV MAOR
Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau attends a ceremony of the Israeli police for the Jewish new year at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem on September 5, 2021.

Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi visits Taiwan in milestone for local Jewish community

About 30 rabbis from the region, including from Sydney, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia, attended a regional summit.

|ByJORDYN HAIME/JTA

Israel donates 117 earthquake-proof tables to Taiwan

The earthquake-proof tables are engineered to shield up to two students from flying debris during a natural disaster event.

OCTOBER 19, 2016BySHARON UDASIN
Taiwan earthquake

My Word: Taiwan revisited

Pride in its democracy and Taiwan’s desire to be liked and internationally accepted was evident throughout our weeklong stay.

MAY 27, 2016ByLIAT COLLINS
Traditional Indigenous Taiwanese dancers perform at the inauguration of President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei

Setting the record ‘strait’

Locked in China’s shadow, Taiwan continues its struggle to become an economic powerhouse.

OCTOBER 29, 2015ByNIV ELIS
Buddhists pray at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei