Welcome to the Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies
The Louis Frieberg Center for East-Asian Studies, founded in 2006, is an interdisciplinary forum of faculty at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem aiming to promote and broaden teaching, research and discussion of East-Asian related subjects. The center aims to create a space, linking the academy and the wider public, where a diverse group of people and scholars can exchange ideas across disciplinary boundaries.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers a wide variety of East-Asian related course taught as part of the various departmental curricula. It is the Center mission to coordinate Asia-related activities at the university and work to offer a larger selection of courses and lectures.
For more information about the Center mission and activities, please visit our About Us page and our Event schedule.
Life in an Isolated Country: Meeting with Mr. Han Chulmin, a Refugee from North Korea
You are welcome to join us at 10:30 in the media room in the Central Library
For more details contact Liora Sarfati , lsarfati@post.tau.ac.il
Yukio Lippit, Harvard University
"Oily Painting": The history of the reception of oil painting in Japan
Chair: Ziva Amishai-Maisels, Hebrew UniversitySunday, May 26th, 14:00- 15:30
Rabin Building 3001
Yukio Lippit, Harvard University
This year‘s winner of the Kingsley Porter Prize
(for an essay of distinction published in The Art Bulletin)
The Metabolism of Japanese Architecture
Chair: Architect Arie Kutz,
Japan-Israel Friendship Association
Thursday, May 23rd, 14:00 צ 15:30
Rabin Building 3001
you are cordially invited to attend
Between Nomad and Sedentary Culturs: New Perspectives in inner Asian Archaeology
the hebrew Universuty of Jerusalem
June 13,2013
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Frieberg Post-doctoral Fellowship in East Asian Studies
Louis Frieberg Research Grants for HUJI Scholars
The grants are for research plans involving the history, culture, society, economics or politics of East Asian countries, with a preference for China, Japan and Korea. Applicants should apply no later than June 1st, 2011.
For further information click here.
you are cordially invited to the lecture
by
Mr. Liang-jen
Head of Taipei Economic& Cultural Office in Tel Aviv
From War to Peace – Relations across Taiwan Straits
Calligraphy Workshop 書道
The workshop has been held under the supervision of
Professor Usuds Taigen
And four of his students
Mount Scopus Library and the Department of Asian Studies
Invite you to an
evening in honor and memory of Tal Dvir
in occasion of handing over her personal library to Mount Scopus Library
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Dr. Basanta K. SAHU
ICCR Chair Professor, Tel Aviv University, Israel & Asst. Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India:
On Wednesday, January 2 was preformed
"Japan Day"
in Renne Kassin High School in Jerusalem, sponsored by Louis Frieberg Center
This event was part of the
High School Project
, preformed by volunteer students of the Japan department of the Asia Studies in the Hebrew University.
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The Rise of Contemporary China: Domestic and Foreign Challenges in Historical Perspective
International Symposium in Honor of Prof. Yitzhak Shichor
25.12.2012 - Aviva & Samy Ofer Observation Gallery, Eshkol Tower 30th Floor, University of Haifa
26.12.2012 - Room 405, Beit Meirsdorf,
Mount Scopus Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Program and Details
The European Research Council (ERC) project : Mobility, Empire and Cross-Cultural Contacts in Mongol Eurasia at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is offering Post-Docs and PhD scholarships as well as visiting PhD's scholarships.
The European Research Council (ERC) project Mobility, Empire and Cross-Cultural Contacts in Mongol Eurasiaat the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is offering Post-Docs and PhD scholarships as well as visiting PhD's scholarships.
Deadline: January 31, 2013
The East Asian Studies Department at The Hebrew University and The Frieberg Center cordially invite you to the event in the honor of the
2012 noble prize winner Mo Yan 莫言.
which will take place on the 19.12.2012, at Room 405, Beit Meirsdorf,
Mount Scopus Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Details & Invitation
(Hebrew)
you are cordially invited to the lecture
Whither China? Preliminary Estimates after the CCP’s Power Transfer
by
Zhang Junhua (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
you are cordially invited to the conference
Analyzing Collapse: Destruction,Collapse and Memory"
Details
which will take place in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on 10-16 of December.
Article about Japanese Studies in Israel : "
Japanese Studies in Israel as a Micro-cosmos of Japanese Studies in the World"
In english - http://www.wochikochi.jp/english/special/2012/06/Israel-Japan.php
In Japnese - http://www.wochikochi.jp/special/2012/06/Israel-Japan.php
East-Asian studies Department Seminar 1st semester 2012-2013
The Department Seminar Plan - 1st Semester 2012-2013
החוג ללימודי מזרח אסיה
בשיתוף עם שגרירות יפן
מתכבדים להזמינכם להרצאתו של
סקוראמה אוג'ין במאי ושחקן
Prof. Mayfair Yang,
"The Jade Emperor: Sovereign Power, Celestial Bureaucracy, and the Political Theology of the Masses in China"
Beit Maiersdorf, Room 503, Mount Scopus.
6/6/2012, 14:30-16:00
The Jerusalem Lectures in History in Memory of Menahem Stern
Prof. Paul R. Katz
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
RELIGION IN CHINA AND ITS MODERN FATE
"The World of Korean Cinema"
In the presence of the Korean Ambassador to Israel,
H.E. Kim Il-Soo
In the presence of the Korean Ambassador to Israel,
H.E. Kim Il-Soo
From Qing to China,
Rethinking the Interplay of Tradition And Modernity, 1860‐1949
20‐22 May 2012, Tel Aviv University, Gilman 496
Ideology of Power and Power of Ideology in Early China
International Workshop
May 1-6, Institute for Advanced Studies, Edmund Safra G. Ram Campus
International Symposium on the
Occasion of Sixty Years of Diplomatic Relations
:
"Japan and Israel: Regional, Bilateral, and Cultural Perspectives"
The Harry S. Truman Research Center for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. May 7-9, 2012.
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On the occasion of 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Israel, we will hold a special symposium joining scholars from Israel and abroad to reflect on the history of Japan-Israel relations and discuss future prospects and opportunities. We envision this event both as a milestone in the cultural and educational relations between Japan and Israel and as an intellectual project with a broad academic and theoretical value.
Pictures from the event:
Islam in Southeast Asia: Identities and Politics
Monday, 23 April 2012
Room 503, Beit Meirsdorf
Mount Scopus Campus
In program:
16:15-16:30 Reception
16:30-18:30
Chair: Prof. Yitzhak Shichor, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Haifa
University
Mr. Joshua Gedacht, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Colonial Violence and
Islamic Reformism in the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines"
Dr. Ran Shauli, Bar Ilan University and the Truman Institute, "Chinese and
Muslim Identities in Southeast Asia"
Dr. Giora Eliraz, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, "A Connective View
of Islam in Indonesia and the Middle East"
Details and Invitation
you are cordially invited to the symposium
Army, Security and Politics in the People’s Republic of China
in memoriam Prof. Ellis Joffe, and on occasion of the publication of the Hebrew collection of his articles
Wednesday, 18.4, 16:00 at Beit Maiersdorf
(in Hebrew)In program:
Prof. Yitzhak Shichor (Hebrew U. and Haifa U.): “Strait Jacket: China and the American Commitment to Taiwan’s Defense”
Dr. Yoram Evron (Haifa U.) “PLA studies in Retrospect: The Illusion of Information Overflow”
Mr. Eyal Propper (Hebrew U. and Haifa U.): "Changes in China's Arms Control and Non-Proliferation's Policy"
Prof. Yuri Pines (Hebrew U): “Chinese Military and Politics: A Historian’s Perspective”
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Remembering Ellis Joffe:
Prof. Harold Z. Schiffrin, Hebrew U.
Prof. Norman Rose, Hebrew U.
Moderator: Prof. Reuven Amitai, Dean, the Faculty of Humanities, Hebrew U.
Details and Invitation (Hebrew)
Details and Invitation (Hebrew)
Sino-Israeli Workshop: New Perspectives on Pre-Modern Chinese History
中国古代史研究新趋向：中以研讨会
Will take place on March 11-12, 2012, Seminar Room 1001, Rabin Building, Mt. Scopus
Details
Article regarding the Workshop
The American Occupation in Comparative Perspective: Japan and Iraq Differnces, Similiraties, and Theoretical implications
March 13-14, 2012, Abba Eban Hall,The Harry S.
Truman Research Institute For The Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
March 13-14, 2012, Abba Eban Hall,The Harry S.
March 13-14, 2012, Abba Eban Hall,The Harry S.
The 10th Annual Conference of Asian Studies in Israel
We are delighted to announce that the 10th Annual Conference of Asian Studies in Israel (ASI11) took place at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tue-Thu, May 24-26, 2011.
We wish to thank all participants.
For further please visit the ASI11 website.
The East Asian Studies Department at The Hebrew University and The Frieberg Center Warmly Congratulate Prof. Schiffrin on being included in the list of 100 eminent foreign Sinologists presented by the National Library of China
For information visit:
The list of 100 eminent foreign Sinologists from the National Library of China website
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Opening Ceremony!
The opening ceremony of the Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies was held on April 25, 2007.
Prof. Kenneth Lieberthal gave the keynote lecture - "The Fundamental Forces and Challenges Shaping China's Future".
For more information see the News Page
Prof. Lieberthal's lecture is now available on the site at: http://www.eacenter.huji.ac.il/lieberthal_lecture
