ALISON KLAYMAN

Jews in China roll out red carpet for tourists, athletes

Dini's kosher restaurant in Beijing plans to be open '4 hours a day, seven days a week, during the '008 Olympic Games. Alison Klayman

BEIJING – Gold medalists won't be the only ones climbing podiums in Beijing once the '008 Olympic Games are under way. Isaac Shapiro will be stepping up to celebrate his bar mitzvah.

Isaac, of Highland Park, Ill., will be called to the Torah at the Chabad House in Beijing on Aug. 16.

Isaac and his family are among the hundreds of Jewish tourists, athletes, dignitaries, and media expected to converge on the Chinese capital for the '008 Olympic Games, which begin Aug. 8.