In today's world, where misconceptions about the Chinese and the Jews are rampant, comes this true story of a boy who was from both cultures, and a real community with a history few know.
From the seventeenth century comes this true story of Kaifeng's Zhou Yingcheng, also known as Moshe ben Avram, the highest-ranking Chinese Jew in the Imperial system. In the 1600s, he managed to conquer rebels, sponsor schools, rebuild his synagogue, and represent the best of both of his identities.
Featuring illustrations redolent of classic Chinse brushwork painting, this is the inspiring story of how one person, with an intersectional identity that uncompromisingly embraced all his parts, became a hero to all.
Erica Lyons is a children's book author based in Hong Kong, China. She is deeply connected to both the Chinese and Jewish communities and where they overlap. Alone Together on Dan Street was a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. Her second book, Zhen Yu and the Snake, was a Sydney Taylor Prize Notable. Erica is the chair of the Hong Kong Jewish Historical Society and the Hong Kong Delegate to World Jewish Congress, as well as the founder of Asian Jewish Life: A Journal of Spirit, Society and Culture.
Sally Deng is the author-illustrator of Skyward: The Story of Female Pilots in WWII and Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun. She was selected by Forbes 30 Under 30 for the 2020 Art & Style list and was named a Young Guns 16 winner by the One Club of Creativity. Her art has been recognized and exhibited in galleries across the United States. She lives in Los Angeles. Find out more about her at sallydeng.com.