Top photo: Dark Beijing street with a man pushing a cart of goods.Bottom photo: Tianammen Square. The Communist red flags are “red flags” that repression is here.
Upon arriving in Beijing on Monday evening, March 24th, I was surprised to find myself in a city that reminded me too much of the former Soviet Union. Despite [...]

Top photo: Dark Beijing street with a man pushing a cart of goods.Bottom photo: Tianammen Square. The Communist red flags are “red flags” that repression is here.
Upon arriving in Beijing on Monday evening, March 24th, I was surprised to find myself in a city that reminded me too much of the former Soviet Union. Despite [...]

I was hesitant about traveling alone in China. Perhaps it’s because I was so used to being in a group in Taiwan and not having to think about accommodations, food, transportation, etc. Having traveled in so many countries, some of which spoke languages I didn’t, the prospect of going to a country that was completely [...]

I was hesitant about traveling alone in China. Perhaps it’s because I was so used to being in a group in Taiwan and not having to think about accommodations, food, transportation, etc. Having traveled in so many countries, some of which spoke languages I didn’t, the prospect of going to a country that was completely [...]

Political pressure around the Moscow Olympics in 1980 enabled my Exodus.The protests around the Beijing Olympics may have a similar effect.
Being a Soviet Jew whose family’s pre-Passover Exodus occurred because of political pressure prior to the 1980 Moscow Olympics and having just returned from a trip to China, I am supportive of the demonstrators who [...]