A Texas rabbi is fighting Jewish stereotypes on China's TikTok
Matt Trusch lived in China for years, but it's been tough to go back to visit during the pandemic era. Now he's found a way to connect with Chinese speakers that has gone viral
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Matt Trusch lived in China for years, but it's been tough to go back to visit during the pandemic era. Now he's found a way to connect with Chinese speakers that has gone viral
Speaking in fluent Mandarin peppered with Chinese idioms, Rabbi Matt Trusch has 180,000 followers and his TikTok videos accumulate nearly 700,000 likes; his most viral video has 7 million views, Rabbi Matt Trusch brings Jewish wisdom to China
Chinese who admire and hate the Jews flock to Matt Trusch’s instructional videos, which have accumulated nearly 700,000 likes.
The comment section under Rabbi Trusch’s videos is revealing. In China, the line between loving Jews and hating them for the same stereotypical traits can be thin.