Israel Epstein

Israel Epstein
Israel Epstein on 12 December 1942
Members of the Standing Committee of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
June 1983 – 26 May 2005
Personal details
Born(1915-04-20)20 April 1915
Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (now Poland)
Died26 May 2005(2005-05-26) (aged 90)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
OccupationJournalist, author
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese伊斯雷尔·爱泼斯坦
Traditional Chinese伊斯雷爾·愛潑斯坦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīsīléi'ěr Àipōsītǎn
Wade–GilesĪszūléi'ěrh Àip'ōszūt'ǎn
Yale RomanizationYīsz̄léi'ěr Àipwōsz̄tǎn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationyì sì euìh yíh ngoi put sì táan
Jyutpingji1 si1 eoi4 ji5 ngoi3 put3 si1 taan2
Israel Epstein, 1936/1937, Yan'an, then capital of Chinese Soviet Republic

Israel Epstein (20 April 1915 – 26 May 2005) was a Polish-born Chinese journalist and author. He was one of the few foreign-born Chinese citizens of non-Chinese origin to become a member of the Chinese Communist Party.