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<p>Dear colleagues —</p>
<p>The Ohio State University is pleased to host a one-day symposium, China and the Jews in the Modern Era. It is free and everyone is welcome. Pre-registration would be appreciated, to assist with head count for planning the event. Dates, times, etc. are given below.</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br />
Marjorie Chan<br />
Director, Institute for Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies Center, OSU<br />
Associate Professor, Dept. of E. Asian Langs. & Lits.</p>
<p><strong>Symposium: China and the Jews in the Modern Era</strong></p>
<p>Date: Sunday, 19 April 2015<br />
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.<br />
Place: Mershon Center, Room 120 & Lounge<br />
(1501 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43201)<br />
URL: <a href="http://u.osu.edu/symposiumonchinajews/">http://u.osu.edu/symposiumonchinajews/</a><br />
Program & Pre-registration: <a href="http://u.osu.edu/symposiumonchinajews/program/">http://u.osu.edu/symposiumonchinajews/program/</a></p>
<p>The symposium, organized by Professors Matthew Goldish (Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies) and Marjorie Chan (Director, Institute for Chinese Studies), includes five national and international invited speakers, plus graduate student presenters and two of our OSU librarians.</p>
<p>The program schedule is placed below. A copy is also online at the symposium website.</p>
<p><strong>PROGRAM SCHEDULE</strong></p>
<p><em>MORNING SESSION</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">8:30 – 8:50 Registration & refreshments<br />
Registration is free. Everyone is welcome.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">8:50 – 9:00 Welcoming Remarks</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">9:00 – 10:05 Chair: Prof. Matthew Goldish (History, OSU)<br />
Invited Speaker<br />
Jonathan Goldstein (University of West Georgia)<br />
“Between Russia, China, and Israel: The Transnational Identity of Harbin’s Jews, 1899-2015, with Special Reference to the Ehud Olmert Family”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">10:05 – 11:10 Chair: Prof. Ying Zhang (History, OSU)<br />
Invited Speaker<br />
Bei Gao (University of North Carolina Wilmington)<br />
“China, Japan and the Flight of European Jewish Refugees to Shanghai, 1937-1945”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">11:20 – 11:50 Kaiqi Hua (U.C. Merced) – via videoconferencing<br />
“Sketch of Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln’s Adventure in China (1922-1943)”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">12:00 – 1:00 Catered lunch at Mershon Center</p>
<p><em>AFTERNOON SESSION</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">1:00 – 2:05 Chair: Rabbi Anson Laytner (Seattle University)<br />
Invited Speaker<br />
Noam Urbach (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)<br />
“Sino-Christo-Judaica: The Christian Factor in the History of Kaifeng Jewry”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">2:05 – 3:10 Chair: Prof. Bei Gao (U. of North Carolina Wilmington)<br />
Invited Speaker<br />
Moshe Bernstein (U. of Western Australia, Australia)<br />
“Authenticity Claims and Authentication Processes: The Kaifeng Jews’ Revival of an Unrecognized Identity”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">3:10 – 4:15 Chair: Prof. Jonathan Goldstein (University of West Georgia)<br />
Invited Speaker<br />
Rabbi Anson Laytner (Seattle University)<br />
“Kol Yisrael Haverim: The Impact of External Jewish Contact with the Kaifeng Jews in the 20th and 21st Centuries”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">4:15 – 4:30 Coffee & tea break</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">4:30 – 5:30 Chair: Prof. Marjorie Chan (E. Asian L&L, OSU)<br />
OSU Libraries’ Jewish Studies Collection and Resources on the Jews in China<br />
Presenters:<br />
Joseph Galron-Goldschläger (Jewish Studies Librarian)<br />
Guoqing Li (Chinese Studies Librarian)</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">5:30 – 6:00 Ya’nan Bai (Independent Scholar) and Litong Chen (OSU)<br />
“Nineteenth Century Mandarin in the Old Testament: A Study of the Translation of Biblical Names”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">6:00 Closing Remarks</p>
<p>* * * * * *<br />
<strong>Organizers</strong><br />
<a href="http://meltoncenter.osu.edu/">Melton Center for Jewish Studies</a><br />
<a href="http://easc.osu.edu/ics">Institute for Chinese Studies</a></p>
<p><strong>Organizing Committee
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<em>Co-Chairs</em>:<br />
Matthew Goldish (Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies)<br />
Marjorie Chan (Director, Institute for Chinese Studies)</p>
<p><em>Committee Members</em>:<br />
Lori Fireman (Program Coordinator, Melton Center)<br />
Jeffrey Chan (Assistant Director, Institute for Chinese Studies)<br />
Yutian Tan (President, Graduate Students of E. Asian L. & L.)<br />
Jia Shi (Treasurer, Graduate Students of E. Asian L. & L.)<br />
Allegra Lewison (President, Jewish Studies Student Association)<br />
Rachel Lieberman (Treasurer, Jewish Studies Student Association)<br />
Flyer & Poster Designer: Tan Nguyen (Communications & Events Coordinator, CLLC)</p>
<p><strong>Co-Sponsors</strong><br />
College of Arts and Sciences<br />
East Asian Studies Center<br />
Middle East Studies Center<br />
Center for the Study of Religion<br />
Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures<br />
Department of History<br />
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures<br />
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures<br />
Council on Student Affairs<br />
Jewish Studies Student Association<br />
Graduate Students of East Asian Languages and Literatures</p>
<p><strong>Special Thanks</strong><br />
Our special thanks go to the Melton Center’s Thomas and Diann Mann Distinguished Symposium Fund, the Sino-Judaic Institute, and a U.S. Department of Education Title VI Grant to OSU’s East Asian Studies Center.</p>
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