China and Israel national movements

Please RSVP for this stimulating topic:  israelstudies.umd.edu/shai.html


The Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies and the Confucius Institute at Maryland present:

 

Jewish and Chinese National Movements:  Some Observations

Featuring Dr. Aron Shai, Tel Aviv University

4:00 – 5:30 PM
Juan Ramon Jimenez Room
Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland, College Park

 

Both China and Israel have experienced complex national movements over the past 100 years. Are they so different, or might there be more in common than first jumps to mind?
This reflective presentation by Dr. Shai will offer insights into the similarities and differences between Israel’s and China’s concepts of nationalism, the rise of their leaders, their
personalities, the processes they needed to undergo to transform their countries, related military matters, anti-colonial efforts, struggles toward liberation, new politics and solutions,
all based on deep historical, spiritual, and national heritages.

Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP at israelstudies.umd.edu/shai.html

Prof. Aron Shai is the Rector of Tel-Aviv University and the incumbent of the Shoul N. Eisenberg Chair for East Asian Affairs. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford, St. Antony's College, in 1972.
He is the founder and the first Chairman of the Department of East Asian Studies, and the founder and Director of the Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University.