December
27, 2005
Chinese Professor Opens Lecture Tour at Oakton
A leading Chinese authority on Jewish studies begins a national lecture tour in January at Oakton Community College's Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie.
Xu Xin, a professor of Jewish culture at Nanjing University in the People's Republic of China, will speak 9:30 - 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006. His lecture, "Israel through Chinese Eyes," examines the relationship between China and Israel since 1949.
President of the China Judaic Studies Association, Xin was one of the first Chinese to ever visit Israel. He is the author of Legends of the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng and Anti-Semitism: How and Why, as well as numerous articles on Judaic studies.
Tickets for Xin's lecture are only $2 and can be reserved by contacting the Oakton Emeritus Program at 847-635-1414.
Oakton's Emeritus Program offers credit and noncredit courses, lectures, seminars, and tours, while providing a chance to share learning experiences with peers age 50 and over.
For more information about the Emeritus Program, including costs of featured lectures, call 847-635-1414 or 847-982-9888, press 3. For a complete list of Emeritus classes, course fees, seminars, and events, visit www.oakton.edu/emeritus.
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