Israel Epstein
Mao Zedong

Israel Epstein, Mao Tse Tung’s minister of appropriations (Finance), shown here being honored for his service by current Chinese communist leader, Chairman Hu Jin Tao.

Israel Epstein, second from right in front, standing in front of Mao. He later became the minister of appropriations, an extremely powerful position in a practically cashless era. To the right of him is another Jew, also under cover as a journalist

Sidney Shapiro, Israel Epstein and Chen Bidi getting a birthday party thrown by the politburo