Lecture
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite
China and Its Jewish History
How to watch
This lecture starts on 12 December at 5:00pm (UK).
Summary
This lecture will cover several fascinating histories: the Kaifeng Jewish community during the Mongol Yuan period; the Baghdadi Jews in China and their merchant empires; and the Russian Jewish influx of 1905. We will end with the riveting history of the Holocaust refugees in Shanghai during World War II.
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite is Professor of History and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. He is the author and editor of several books on Chinese History, Islamic History, and Jewish World history.