Opportunities Beckoning Jews to Vietnam

With money he raised from West Germany, Kot built health stations in dozens of villages. He married a Vietnamese woman with whom hes raising a son. In 1994, when the government began promoting private health care, Kot opened up Family Medical Practice, now a bustling $8 million enterprise with offices in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City. Kot is one of a small but growing number of Jews in this southeast Asian nation. While 20 years ago there were practically no Jews living in Vietnam, the countrys growing economy has helped generate a Jewish presence in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.