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课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/jews-in-china
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课程名称：现代中国的犹太 Diaspora 课程概述：现代中国的犹太 Diaspora 是全球犹太人独特的经历。中国是远东唯一一个拥有犹太人生活超过一千年的国家。文献资料表明，犹太人最晚于唐朝（618–907年）就开始在中国定居。著名的开封犹太社区是在宋朝（960-1279年）建立的，中国历史上最为人知的例子。然而，最大规模的犹太 Diaspora 出现在近现代。从19世纪中叶到20世纪中叶，约有40,000名犹太人来到中国，并在新兴的重要港口城市如香港、上海、天津和哈尔滨定居。这些犹太社区成为现代中国城市经济和社会生活的重要组成部分。课程将探讨为何会有如此大量的犹太人来到中国，他们来自哪里，以何种方式抵达？他们是否在同一时间到达，之间是否存在差异？在抵达后发生了什么？他们现在在哪里？现代中国犹太人的故事无疑是引人入胜且鼓舞人心的。课程将深入探讨这些问题。 课程大纲： 1. **背景：犹太人与中国** 介绍前现代中国社会，西方列强的战争，以及开放政策，分析犹太人来到中国的主要原因，特别是塞法迪和阿什肯纳齐犹太人移民的浪潮。 2. **上海的犹太社区** 研究19世纪后半叶到20世纪中叶在上海建立的四个犹太社区，特别关注塞法迪犹太人和欧洲犹太难民。 3. **哈尔滨的犹太社区** 探讨哈尔滨作为新兴的现代中国城市的犹太社区生活，包括领导层、各种犹太复国主义组织、商业活动、宗教 observance 以及与周边社区的关系。 4. **天津的犹太社区** 重点关注天津港口城市的犹太社区生活，包括其起源、发展和衰退，并介绍一些知名的犹太个人。 5. **香港的犹太社区** 探索香港作为中国犹太生命中心的特殊地位，跟踪过去160年来犹太人在香港的起起落落。 6. **离开与贡献** 分析大约40,000名犹太人离开中国的因素，并讨论他们对中国社会的经济和文化贡献。 7. **历史的重塑与影响** 描述中国当代社会中犹太社区的重建，尤其是在北京和上海，以及这一重建对中国学术界的影响。
Part: 1
Title:Background: Jews and China
Description:In this module, we will introduce pre-modern Chinese society, wars with Western Powers, and the Open Door Policy. We will also analyze major causes that brought Jews to China. In particular, we will focus on waves of migrating Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews to China, which mark the beginning of the history of the Jewish diaspora in modern China.
Part: 2
Title:The Jewish Community in Shanghai
Description:In this module, we will study four Jewish communities established in Shanghai from the second half of the 19th century to the mid-20th century, with a special focus on the Sephardic Jews and European Jewish refugees.
Part: 3
Title:The Jewish Community in Harbin
Description:In this module, we will discuss Harbin as a newly established modern Chinese city. We will explore the Jewish communal life in the city from its leadership, various Zionist organizations, business, observance, and relations with adjacent Jewish communities in the region and in the country.
Part: 4
Title:The Jewish Community in Tianjin
Description:In this module, we will focus on the Jewish communal life in the port city of Tianjin, tracing its beginnings, development, and decline. We will also introduce some well-known Jewish individuals living in the city.
Part: 5
Title:The Jewish Community in Hong Kong
Description:In this module, we will explore the special status of Hong Kong as a center of Jewish life in China. We will trace the ups and downs of Jewish life in the city and the unique roles the Hong Kong Jewish Community played in the city-- the only Jewish community with a sustained, uninterrupted history in China over the past 160 years.
Part: 6
Title:Departure and Contributions
Description:In this module, we will analyze the factors that spurred the departure of about 40,000 Jews from China. We will also discuss their contributions-- economic and cultural-- on Chinese society today.
Part: 7
Title:History Renewed and Impact
Description:In this module, we will describe the re-establishment of Jewish communities in contemporary Chinese society, especially in Beijing and Shanghai, following the adoption of China's open-door policies and economic reforms in the 1980s. We will also discuss the impact of the re-establishment of Jewish communities on Chinese academia.
Jewish Diaspora in China is a unique experience for world Jewry, as China is the only country in Far East that has had Jews living in its society for over 1,000 years. Documentary evidence shows that Jews started to live in China no later than the Tang Dynasty (618–907). The famous Kaifeng Jewish community, which was established in Kaifeng, the Chinese capital of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), is but a best-known example. However, the largest Jewish Diaspora in China appeared in modern times. In over 100 years, from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, about 40,000 Jews came to China and lived in newly-established major port cities such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Harbin. Jewish communities composed of these Jews became an essential part of the economic and social life of those modern Chinese cities. What brought such a large number of Jews to China? Where did these people come from? How did they arrive? Were they all in China at the same time, and were there any differences among them? What happened to them after they arrived? Where are they now? The story of Jews in modern China is certainly a fascinating and up-lifting one. This course will examine these questions and more.
