There are documented links between Judaism and Japanese people with several cultural similarities.
Some researchers claim of connections that date hundreds and, even thousands of years ago, back to Moses.
A
Jewish-Japanese link is found in many parts of Japanese culture.
Marriage between men and women of both Nihongo and Judaic cultures is
rare, but not unusual.
Are you
Japanese-Jewish?
Anyone who is an "otaku" about Jewish Japanese people is very rare.
It is more rare to find a person who is Japanese and Jewish- or wants to be.
If you have a story to share or want to make contact with another JJ otaku, email the publisher, Bob Zucker.
While
I am not Japanese, I am Jewish and have a strong interest in learning
more. I hope to meet others who share similar interests. Visit my home page.
Photo: A Japanese Jewish rabbi at a temple in Tokyo, Japan
Japanese - Jewish Research:
My
name is Alex Puchall and I will be creating a comedy screenplay which
will involve the interactions of American/New York Jews and assorted
traditional old Japanese characters. I live in Boca Raton, Florida and
just this afternoon I had an interview at the Morikami Museum with the
intention of getting a bit of insight into the Japanese culture for my
characters. I recalled (1969 trip to Japan with my family) seeing a
Jewish Synagogue in Tokyo I believe it was. It dawned on me to look into
the Japanese Jews,which I found extremely interesting and proceeded to
find your website/info. I have recently completed my first short film,
which was very dark and disturbing but received high reviews. I
presently have a Hollywood connected agent to work with for a full
length script, which will be the comedy. If you would know of any
Japanese Jews here in Florida (NYC would work as well) that would be
willing to help me learn about their history etc, (I am a Brooklyn born
Jew and very intrigued here) I would greatly appreciate it. References
can be provided if needed. Thank you, Alex Puchall APOOCH@aol.com
. . .
Dr. Navras Jaat Aafreedi,
an Indian historian, says he may have found a genetic link between
members of his clan in northern India, the now-Muslim Afridi Pathans,
and one of the Ten Lost Tribes. (Submitted by Dr. Aafreedi, posted
11/17/06) http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378397742&
pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (email: aafreedi)
. . .
Email from a researcher: "I
have an interest in the connection between the Japanese word 'heburai' -
Hebrew in Japanese, and the name 'herai', from the early Edo period
untill 1955 the name of Shingo village in northeast Honshu. I am aware
that foreign-borrowed words in Japanese tend to drop vowels; so it is
not impossible that 'bu' dropped out of 'heburai', resulting in 'herai'.
However, I need to establish a scholarly link that is acceptable to
empirical linguistics. This requires the experise of a linguist who is
willing to spend some time investigating this possibility. Please write
to Dr Bruria Bergman email naniya@bigpond.com
...
I am interested in the Eiji
Kawamorita (1891-1961) who in the 1930's became interested in a Bon
dance song 'Naniya Doyara' performed in northeast Honshu. K offered the
song a Hebrew interpretation and in the 1950's went on to write
extensively on the subject (one title reprinted in Japan in 1991). I
would like to find out why he was at all interested in Naniya Doyara and
why he thought the song required a new interpretation. Please write to
Dr Bruria Bergman naniya@bigpond.com
...
There are many stories that
missionaries tell about Jews in Japan. Much of this information is
included in my MA Thesis and posted on my website at http://php.indiana.edu/~dostlund/home.htm. D. Glenn Ostlund II
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