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Annette Poizner

Jul 7, 2025, 11:06 PM

The Jewish-Chinese Bond: Shelter, Soul, and Shared Wisdom

A Scene of Shelter and Symbolism The year is 2013, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Ghetto—also known as the Hongkew Ghetto—the designated area where stateless Jewish refugees were permitted to reside, escaping Hitler’s genocidal campaign. It...

Annette Poizner

Jul 4, 2025, 6:37 PM

Rejecting Victimhood: What Jews and Chinese Can Teach the West

In an era increasingly shaped by polarized narratives and identity-based grievance, the Jewish and Chinese communities—each with long histories of resilience and renewal—have a unique opportunity, even a responsibility, to partner and promote a different kind of cultural message....

Annette Poizner

Jul 2, 2025, 10:56 PM

The Peaceful Home: Where Jewish and Chinese Values Meet

In both Jewish and Chinese cultures, the home is more than a dwelling—it is a sacred space that reflects the soul of a family and the health of a civilization. While the language, symbols, and practices may differ, ancient...

Annette Poizner

Jun 30, 2025, 1:17 AM

Ink of the Spirit: Chinese Calligraphy and the Sacred Art of the Sofer

In the heart of two ancient civilizations — one sprawling across East Asia, the other rooted in the Middle East — there exists a sacred tradition of writing that transcends mere communication. For the Chinese calligrapher and the Jewish...

Annette Poizner

Jun 27, 2025, 11:18 PM

Jews, Chinese, and the ‘Wrong Kind of Minority’: Unpacking a PayPal Lawsuit

A new lawsuit filed by Asian American venture capitalist Nisha Desai brings into sharp relief a troubling pattern: in the rush to rectify historical injustice, some minority groups are being quietly sidelined. In this case, Desai—founder of Andav Capital...

Annette Poizner

Jun 25, 2025, 11:21 PM

Merit on Trial: What the Harvard Admissions Case Tells Us

In 2013, Harvard University’s own Office of Institutional Research conducted an internal review that quietly uncovered a disturbing truth: Asian American applicants, despite having the strongest academic credentials, were receiving lower scores on subjective personality traits—like “likeability,” “courage,” and...

Annette Poizner

Jun 22, 2025, 3:47 PM

Two Sages, One Vision: The Shared Wisdom of Moses and Confucius

Across continents and centuries, two ancient teachers—Moses in the Near East and Confucius in China—transmitted moral codes that still shape civilizations today. While they emerged in distinct cultural and religious worlds, both offered enduring visions of ethical society rooted...

Annette Poizner

Jun 18, 2025, 10:58 PM

The Lost Language of Eden: Hebrew, Chinese, and the Spiritual Fracture of Babel

Dr. Isaac Mozeson, in his groundbreaking work The Origins of Speeches: Intelligent Design in Language, offers a bold and fascinating thesis: that all human languages derive from Biblical Hebrew—the original, Divinely revealed tongue spoken in Eden. According to his...

Annette Poizner

Jun 16, 2025, 11:25 PM

The Cosmic Body: Jewish and Chinese Visions of the Self and the Universe

In the creation narrative of Genesis, early commentators suggest that the Creator engaged in an act of self-limitation—a cosmic withdrawal known in Kabbalistic tradition as tzimtzum. G-d diminished or retracted aspects of the Divine Self in order to make...

Annette Poizner

Jun 15, 2025, 3:11 PM

Stronger Together: Making a Case for a Jewish-Asian Alliance

In today’s polarized world, two historically resilient communities—Jewish and Asian—find themselves at a similar inflection point. Once celebrated for their hard-earned academic and professional accomplishments, both groups are now facing a cultural backlash against the very idea of meritocracy....

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