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Why Israel should top the list for Asian students
September 20, 2011
Six reasons why Israel should top the list of study locations for Asian students
Rebecca Zeffert

Where can you get a master’s degree at a top university for less money and where the sun shines for most of the year? Clue: it’s not in North America, Europe or Australia.


North Korea through the lens of an Israeli photographer
September 1, 2011
Michael Podberezin

In August, 2011, Michael Podberezin became the first Israeli to gain entrance to North Korea as a tourist on his Israeli passport. During his visit, he managed to capture some of the absurdity of life behind the curtain of the 38th parallel just months before the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il

 


Backpacking To Enlightenment
December 21, 2010
By Jana Daniels. Courtesy of Asian Jewish Life

How one organization is reining in Israeli enthusiasm and spirit to use as a force for good in India.


Hong Kong Heritage Project’s Jewish Collection: The Lost Records Revealed
November 25, 2010
Hong Kong Heritage Project's Jewish Collection: The Lost Records Revealed
Amelia Allsop. Courtesy of Asian Jewish Life

The Kadoorie Family, Sephardi Jews who emigrated from Baghdad in 1880 to settle in the Far East, are synonymous with the development and fortunes of Hong Kong and Shanghai. In May 2007, Sir Michael Kadoorie founded the Hong Kong Heritage Project, a project aimed at preserving community history.


Is There a Next Year in Bombay?
November 20, 2010
Robin Jeffrey. Courtesy of Asian Jewish Life

Robin Jeffrey speaks to co-director and producer, Jonas Pariente, on his new documentary, Next Year in Bombay.


Animating Jewish Chinese Relations
September 25, 2010
By Erica Lyons. Courtesy of Asian Jewish Life

‘A Jewish Girl in Shanghai’ is the first Chinese animation film to address the subject of the Holocaust and tells the story of the Jews who fled Nazi-occupied Europe and found refuge in Shanghai.


The Photographs of Sam Sanzetti
September 24, 2010
The Photographs of Sam Sanzetti
Courtesy of the Israeli Consulate in Shanghai

The Israeli Consulate in Shanghai recently posted many old photos of Shanghai on the Israeli Consulate’s official account on Sina Weibo – Israel in China – which were taken by Jewish photographer Sam Sanzetti from the 1920s to the 1950s.


Q&A with: Israel’s Ambassador to India, Mark Sofer
September 1, 2010
Israel-Asia Center Q&A Series
David Zev Harris

Israel’s Ambassador to India, Mark Sofer, on agritech, diplomacy and Bollywood


Q&A with: Prof. Dorairajan Balasubramanian – President, Indian Academy of Sciences
June 1, 2010
Israel-Asia Center Q&A Series
Yehonathan Tommer

Professor D. Balasubramanian is President of the Indian Academy of Sciences and Director of Research at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute in the State of Hyderabad.


Kaifeng’s Jewish Revival: Interview with Kaifeng Jew, Shi Lei
June 1, 2010
Kaifeng's Jewish Revival: Interview with Kaifeng Jew, Shi Lei
Larry Luxner

The east-central Chinese city of Kaifeng — one of the seven ancient capitals of China — has two claims to fame: First, during the Middle Ages, it was considered the world’s largest metropolis, with an estimated 1.5 million inhabitants, and secondly, it’s the focal point of China’s contribution to Jewish history.