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Indelible Jewish heritage in Harbin

Walking along the streets in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, you see a large amount of well-preserved European-style architecture, among which is a site with a distinctive Star of David on a giant dome. This is the New... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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