BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IHSS - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IHSS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ihss.hku.hk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IHSS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:HKT DTSTART:20170101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171117T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171117T170000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T225045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102449Z UID:87018-1510934400-1510938000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Murmuring Days (日日喃喃) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/murmuring-days-%e6%97%a5%e6%97%a5%e5%96%83%e5%96%83/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screening-of-murmuring-days-20171117-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171115T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171115T183000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T225719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102449Z UID:87028-1510765200-1510770600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Masculine Compromise: Migration\, Family and Gender in China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/masculine-compromise-migration-family-and-gender-in-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171114T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171114T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T230943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102450Z UID:87048-1510660800-1510664400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Building the Design and Architecture Collection at Hong Kong’s M+ Museum DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/building-the-design-and-architecture-collection-at-hong-kongs-m-museum/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171108T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171108T190000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T230324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102450Z UID:87036-1510160400-1510167600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Death by Design (科技代價) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/death-by-design-%e7%a7%91%e6%8a%80%e4%bb%a3%e5%83%b9/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20171108-contemporary-chinese-documentary-series-meet-the-director-death-by-design-by-director-sue-williams-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171106T183000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171106T200000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T231740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102451Z UID:87064-1509993000-1509998400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:China’s Religious Revival DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/chinas-religious-revival/ LOCATION:MWT4\, 1/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171107 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T231353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102451Z UID:87055-1509926400-1510012799@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Science and Humanities in the 21st Century DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/science-and-humanities-in-the-21st-century/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171102T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171102T180000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T232232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102451Z UID:87073-1509640200-1509645600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Learning to Labor: “Student-laborers” in the Age of Digital Capitalism DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/learning-to-labor-student-laborers-in-the-age-of-digital-capitalism/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-ngai-pun-20181102-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171031T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171031T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T232839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102452Z UID:87087-1509451200-1509454800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Famine in the Age of Complex Emergencies: A Brief History of Humanitarian Logistics DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/famine-in-the-age-of-complex-emergencies-a-brief-history-of-humanitarian-logistics/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171024T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171024T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T233659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102452Z UID:87095-1508846400-1508850000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Living and Dying in Shanghai: James Henderson (1830 – 1865)\, Medical Missionary to China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/living-and-dying-in-shanghai-james-henderson-1830-1865-medical-missionary-to-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171011T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171011T170000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240725T234210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102453Z UID:87104-1507741200-1507741200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Modernity\, Materiality and Social Encounters in the Margins of the State: Salient Themes in the Study of Central Asia and China’s North DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/modernity-materiality-and-social-encounters-in-the-margins-of-the-state-salient-themes-in-the-study-of-central-asia-and-chinas-north/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171010T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171010T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T001523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102844Z UID:87114-1507636800-1507640400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:“Urban Loopholes”: Shanghai’s City Center Transformations since 1992 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/urban-loopholes-shanghais-city-center-transformations-since-1992/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170926T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170926T140000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T001929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102844Z UID:87121-1506429000-1506434400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Leaving the Arabian Peninsula\, Choosing to Go East: The Case of the Yemeni Diaspora in China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/leaving-the-arabian-peninsula-choosing-to-go-east-the-case-of-the-yemeni-diaspora-in-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170922T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170922T180000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T003314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102845Z UID:87146-1506097800-1506103200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:「邊緣人」的歷史與歷史書寫—以日本神戶華僑為例 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/%e3%80%8c%e9%82%8a%e7%b7%a3%e4%ba%ba%e3%80%8d%e7%9a%84%e6%ad%b7%e5%8f%b2%e8%88%87%e6%ad%b7%e5%8f%b2%e6%9b%b8%e5%af%ab-%e4%bb%a5%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e7%a5%9e%e6%88%b6%e8%8f%af%e5%83%91%e7%82%ba/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170921T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170921T183000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T002621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102830Z UID:87129-1506013200-1506018600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:A Russian Treaty Port on China’s Inner Asian Frontier? Colonial Vernyi as a “Plural Society”\, 1854 – 1914 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/a-russian-treaty-port-on-chinas-inner-asian-frontier-colonial-vernyi-as-a-plural-society-1854-1914/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS,IHSS Public Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170918T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170918T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T003814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102845Z UID:87156-1505736000-1505739600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Judicialization of Religious Freedom: The European Court of Human Rights and Minority Religions DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-judicialization-of-religious-freedom-the-european-court-of-human-rights-and-minority-religions/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170912T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170912T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T004435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102845Z UID:87168-1505217600-1505221200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Sacred Fonts of the American Mission Press: Printing Mongolian in Canton between the Opium Wars DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-sacred-fonts-of-the-american-mission-press-printing-mongolian-in-canton-between-the-opium-wars/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170628T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170628T180000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T004903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102831Z UID:87175-1498665600-1498672800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Social Impact without Social Justice: Film and Politics in the Neoliberal Landscape DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/social-impact-without-social-justice-film-and-politics-in-the-neoliberal-landscape/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS,IHSS Public Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170607T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170607T180000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T010250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102845Z UID:87190-1496853000-1496858400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Last Stand of the Cultural Revolution: Film\, Society\, and Politics DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-last-stand-of-the-cultural-revolution-film-society-and-politics/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170531T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170531T180000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T011725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102842Z UID:87208-1496248200-1496253600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Locating the Central Asiatic Expedition: Science\, Business\, and Foreign Intelligence DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/locating-the-central-asiatic-expedition-science-business-and-foreign-intelligence/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170524T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170524T180000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T014306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102831Z UID:87263-1495643400-1495648800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Cultural Contradictions. Personal Rejuvenation\, and Changing Ideas of Well-Being in the PRC DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/cultural-contradictions-personal-rejuvenation-and-changing-ideas-of-well-being-in-the-prc/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS,IHSS Public Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170517 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T013611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102846Z UID:87254-1494892800-1494979199@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:West Asia Workshop Spring 2017 (In Sussex) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/west-asia-workshop-spring-2017-in-sussex/ LOCATION:Ashdown House Room 102\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170520 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T014602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102846Z UID:87270-1494806400-1495238399@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:1st Summer School on “New Approaches to Religious Diversity in Asia: India-China-Indonesia (ICI)” DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/1st-summer-school-on-new-approaches-to-religious-diversity-in-asia-india-china-indonesia-ici/ CATEGORIES:ASIAR END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170427T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170427T183000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240726T015602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102831Z UID:87284-1493310600-1493317800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Rape in a Papua New Guinean Village: Talk\, Sense and Nonsense DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/rape-in-a-papua-new-guinean-village-talk-sense-and-nonsense/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS,IHSS Public Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170425T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170425T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240728T174912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102846Z UID:87296-1493121600-1493125200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Struggling around Borders: Visibility/Invisibility\, the State\, and the Politics of Undocumented Labor in Post-Mao China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/struggling-around-borders-visibility-invisibility-the-state-and-the-politics-of-undocumented-labor-in-post-mao-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170418T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170418T180000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240728T175634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102842Z UID:87303-1492533000-1492538400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Revisiting Overpopulation in India: Demography\, Research and the Population Problem in the Twentieth Century DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/revisiting-overpopulation-in-india-demography-research-and-the-population-problem-in-the-twentieth-century/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170411T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170411T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240728T183428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102847Z UID:87318-1491912000-1491915600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:From Pirates to Patents: A Story of Structure\, Culture\, and the Translation of Knowledge into Property in Taiwan DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/from-pirates-to-patents-a-story-of-structure-culture-and-the-translation-of-knowledge-into-property-in-taiwan/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170329T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170329T180000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240728T194551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102847Z UID:87326-1490805000-1490810400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Happy Town: Biopolitical Urbanism and Cultural Governance in China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/happy-town-biopolitical-urbanism-and-cultural-governance-in-china/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170328T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170328T130000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240728T220434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102847Z UID:87341-1490702400-1490706000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Architectural Experimentation in China’s Early Reform Era (1978 – 1989) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/architectural-experimentation-in-chinas-early-reform-era-1978-1989/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170322T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170322T163000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240728T221021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102848Z UID:87348-1490200200-1490200200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Blood Lake Complex: History and Present DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-blood-lake-complex-history-and-present/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170310T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170310T173000 DTSTAMP:20261108T194616 CREATED:20240728T222427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102848Z UID:87372-1489161600-1489167000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Early Modern Globalization Through a Jesuit Prism: Intercultural Encounters in Japan\, China\, India\, and Tibet DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n June 5\, 2024 (Wed) 12:30 – 2:00 pm HKT\n \n \n \n \n June 4\, 2024 | 9:30 – 11:00 pm PDT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n During the Second World War the Nazis wiped out the world of Jewish scholarship centred in Talmudic academies or ‘Yeshivot’ in Europe. Remarkably\, one academy survived intact.  The Mir yeshiva was based in Byelorussia\, but in 1939 fled Stalin to independent Lithuania. The outbreak of war put an end to Lithuanian independence\, and placed the large Jewish world of Eastern Europe in an impossible situation\, between Stalin and Hitler.  This paper tells the story of how one Yeshiva escaped to China\, keeping alive a way of life almost entirely extinguished elsewhere. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/early-modern-globalization-through-a-jesuit-prism-intercultural-encounters-in-japan-china-india-and-tibet/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR