!maw World Wit Hate. Teddy Park, honoring the late Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, will open this summer. Teddy Park Just outside the Old City, Jerusalem's new park will honor Teddy Kollek. [ N What was the earliest message you received about people who are or perceived to be gay? amed after former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, the new "Teddy Park" will open this summer in Mitchell Park beneath the Old City walls near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate. Teddy Park commemorates the life and vision of Jerusalem's legendary mayor, who, during his tenure from 1965 to 1993, spearheaded dozens of development projects in Jerusalem, including the creation of outdoor public spaces, the installation of outdoor sculp- tures and the smooth reunification of the city in 1967. Kollek died in 2007. The focal point of Teddy Park is the Where did you get this message? When we talk about bias, it is important to reflect on our own biases and understand where they come from. 248. www.re g ions.adl.org/Michi gan 1813680 May 23 • 2013 made of Jerusalem stone; and environ- mental sculptures. "We are thrilled to unveil this inno- vative new park in my hometown of Jerusalem," said Haim Gutin, Israel Commissioner for Tourism, North and South America. "Teddy Park will serve as an exciting new attraction for both residents and visitors to Jerusalem:' Teddy Park is an initiative of the Israel Ministry of Tourism in conjunction with the Jerusalem Municipality and the Jerusalem Foundation's private donors from around the world. For more information about tourism to Israel, visit www.goisrael.com . burner and candlesticks with a Chair of Moses behind the table. The Torah raised up high was read from that place. The name for Torah in Chinese, says Esther, is "Daojing" with Dao meaning "the Way" and the "jing" the scriptures: The Scriptures of the Way. Ricci recorded, the rabbi offered him a job as his successor; if the Jesuit joined the Jewish faith and stopped eating pork, of course. "Yes:' says Esther, while we smile at a rabbi-and-a-Jesuit story, "We lost our ancestral language, traditions, even blood line. But we kept our memories and pride in being Jewish. We told sto- ries. We survived:' There are probably a few hundred people in Kaifeng now who consider themselves Jewish either through a family line or marriage. A growing number of young people discover their Jewish roots and make aliyah to Israel; Hebrew classes are highly popular in Kaifeng, and Esther tells us of frequent Shabbat gatherings with a communal service, song singing and a potluck kosher (Halal) meal. At the conclusion of Shabbat, they sing Hatikva in Hebrew. Often — by memory. "I don't like the word assimilation:' Esther says. "Are you a Jew only if you go to the synagogue and read Torah there? Do you think there is only one Dao of being Jewish?" ❑ Being Jewish from page 35 The Anti-Defamation League 100 Years of Fighting Hate. Donate Today! Our mission remains as important today as ever! 36 Hassenfeld Family Fountain, a colorful display featuring computerized floodlit water performances accompanied by specially composed music created by the New Jerusalem Orchestra. The multime- dia fountain will feature nightly sound, light and water performances, free of charge. Teddy Park also will include a visi- tor's center with a 3-D film depicting the development of Jerusalem during Kollek's nearly three-decade tenure as mayor; a sun dial designed by Israeli artist Maty Grunberg; an 8-foot globe sculpture designed by British artist David Breur-Weil; a family wishing-well ry. For anyone who visited the Forbidden City in Beijing and at least a temple or two elsewhere in China, the synagogue rendering reminds of the country's typi- cal residential or religious compounds. The synagogue was built according to the Confucian principles of architecture, explains Esther, and that legitimized both Jews and their faith for the country that had never known organized religion. Just like many buildings in China, stone lions flanked the entrance to the synagogue complex consisting of enclosed courtyards and halls. The path- way to the Front Hall was also guarded by two large marble lions on pedestals. A giant iron incense tripod, like in Taoist or Buddhist temples, stood between the lions. The entire compound is described as being 400 feet in depth. Unlike Chinese temples that face south, the synagogue gate looked eastward while the worshippers faced westward toward Jerusalem. The synagogue was designed to offer full-service life style: kitchen, ritual bath, mikvah, study halls, meeting rooms, lecture halls. In the middle of the main hall was a large table for an incense What Happened To The Kaifeng Jews? The existence of the Jews in China was unknown to the Western world until 1605, when Jesuit Matteo Ricci met a Kaifeng Jew in Beijing who arrived there to take Confucian examinations for a prestigious government post. As described by Ricci, that young man was dressed and looked Chinese but considered himself Jewish, a believer in one God. Perhaps by that time, an over- whelming number of young ambitious Jewish men — instead of dedicating their lives to Torah — preferred to study Confucius, a requirement for any prom- ising government position. By the early 1600s, the Kaifeng Rabbi was already struggling with the lack of young men knowledgeable in Jewish law because, as ❑