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Event:
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Albion Collee Yinger Lecture, Film, Focus on Jews, China, and the Cultural Revolution
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Date:
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
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Time:
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4:30 PM
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Organization:
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Albion College |
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Location:
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Bobbitt Visual Arts Center
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Cost:
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Free
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Contact:
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Albion College history department
Phone: (517)629-0396
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Description:
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A participant in the little-
known relationship of Jewish
migration to China shares
this remarkable history for
Albion College’s 2018 Yinger
Lecture on Tuesday,
September 25, at 4:30 p.m.
in the Bobbitt Visual Arts
Center. A documentary about
China’s role in helping
Jewish families escape Nazi
Germany, will be screened at
7 pm. on Wednesday,
September 26, at the Bohm
Theatre.
Presenter Liliane Willens
was born to Russian Jewish
immigrant parents in China,
grew up in Shanghai before
and during the Second World
War (witnessing the Japanese
military occupation of the
city), and remained in the
country into the early years
of the People's Republic.
Eventually emigrating to the
U.S., Willens earned a
doctorate in French language
and literature. and taught
these subjects at Boston
College and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
While in academia, she
published a book on Voltaire
and a number of articles on
18th century France. Willens
later worked for the U.S.
Agency for International
Development and the Peace
Corps.
Willens will take questions
following the Wednesday
screening of “Above the
Drowning Sea,” a documentary
sharing the experiences of
Jewish refugees in Shanghai
and the Chinese diplomat who
assisted their escape from
Nazi-controlled Europe. The
film is narrated by Julianna
Margulies and was produced
by Rene Balcer (writer and
executive producer for Law &
Order).
The annual Yinger lecture is
given in honor of the many
members of the Yinger family
who are graduates of Albion
College. The Rev. Emma
Bancroft (class of 1904) and
George Daniel Yinger (class
of 1904) were the parents of
six Albion College alumni.
The lectureship was
established by families and
friends, to sponsor
distinguished lecturers in
religion, drama, English
literature, history, and
sociology.
This presentation is free
and open to the public. For
more information, contact
the Albion College history
department at (517)629-0396.
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Categories:
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College, Film
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