犹太人的文化符号,是一座七枝烛台。日前,我参加了以色列建国60周年的活动,地点就在老上海犹太人集中区,虹口的摩西会堂。20世纪30年代,这里一度是犹太难民的聚集地。活动中巧遇一位能讲流利中文的美籍犹太作家高斯坦先生,他写的《中国与犹太-以色列关系100年》一书已在中国出版。趁此机会我忙请他解释这七枝烛台的意义。经他一讲,突然觉得,犹太 Jewish cultural symbols, is a candlestick. Recently, I participated in the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel’s activities in the old Shanghai Jewish concentration area, Hongkou Moses Hall. It was once a gathering place for Jewish refugees in the 1930s. During the event, he met Mr. Gastein, a Jewish American writer who can speak fluent Chinese. His book The 100 Years of China-Jewish-Israeli Relations was published in China. I take this opportunity to invite him to explain the meaning of these seven candlesticks. After his talk, suddenly felt that Jewish