Talks on Jewish Studies in China (Session 1)

The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk with Professor Song Lihong, Nanjing University, that will address the current situation and future prospects of Jewish studies in China.

Presented by Professor Song Lihong (宋立宏), Nanjing University, China

Jewish Studies in China: The New Frontier 

Jewish Studies is a small but growing field in China. The Glazer Institute of Jewish Studies at Nanjing University, founded in 1992 and renamed in 2007 for Los Angeles philanthropists Diane and Guilford Glazer, offers regular courses on Judaism, Jewish history and culture, and Holocaust studies. What kinds of issues may Chinese scholars in Judaic Studies encounter in a land which is neither Christian nor Muslim, and where Judaism and the animus against it are not deep-seated?  The talk will address the current situation and future prospects of Jewish studies in China.