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Ohel Rachel Synagogue, Shanghai, China (Image: Unknown photographer, public domain)
Eleven years ago, when I was living in Shanghai with my wife and two young children, I attended my firm’s annual party in celebration of the Chinese lunar new year, which typically falls between late January and mid-February on the Gregorian calendar.