November 20, 1995: Prof. Xu To Speak on Chinese Jews
Distinguished Professor of Judaic Studies Xu Xin will speak about the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng at a public gathering at 8 pm on Monday, November 20. The talk, sponsored by Kulanu and Ohr Kodesh Congregation, will take place at Ohr Kodesh at East-West Highway and Freyman Drive in Chevy Chase, MD. Dr. Xu, who is the director of the Center for Judaic Studies at Nanjing University, will include in his talk a discussion of the present generation of Jews in China.

Xu, a non-Jew who has written extensively about various Jewish topics including anti-Semitism, will also speak on Sunday, November 19, at Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb Street, NW, Washington, DC. His topic there will be Jewish diasporas in modern China.

Xu is the author of numerous books and articles, including the newly published Legends of the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng, published by KTAV. It is co-authored by Prof. Beverly Friend. (See review in this newsletter.) A handsome edition with illustrations, it would make an excellent Chanukah gift. Autographed copies of the book will be on sale at the Ohr Kodesh lecture. (Readers who cannot attend the lecture can order the book through Kulanu. Send a check for $22 made payable to "Kulanu" for each copy desired.) e