Israel Epstein

Israel Epstein
伊斯雷尔·爱泼斯坦
Epstein in 1942
Member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
June 1983 – 26 May 2005
Personal details
Born(1915-04-20)20 April 1915
Died26 May 2005(2005-05-26) (aged 90)
Resting placeBabaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
PartyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
Edith Bihovsky
(m. 1934; div. 1937)
Elsie Fairfax-Cholmeley
(m. 1944; died 1984)
Huang Huanbi
(m. 1984)
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • politician
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
Nickname
Chinese艾培
Literal meaningEppie / Eppy
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀi Péi

Israel Epstein (20 April 1915 – 26 May 2005) was a Chinese journalist. Born in Poland, Epstein was one of the few foreign-born Chinese citizens of non-Chinese origin to become a member of the Chinese Communist Party.