China comes after its Jews

The Chinese Jewish community survived wars and persecution for centuries, but may not survive Xi Jinping.

It’s an iron law of dictatorships: at some point, the country’s Jewish community will be targeted:

For this year’s Hanukkah, Amir is lighting menorah candles and reciting blessings to celebrate the holiday’s eight nights, as many Jews are around the world.

But he does so in secret, worried that Chinese officials will come around – as they often do on reli…