Hutter Between Mumbai and Manila

Judaism in Asia since the Founding of the State of Israel (Proceedings of the International Conference, held at the Department of Comparative Religion of the University of Bonn. May 30, to June 1, 2012)
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-8470-0158-4
Verlag: V&R unipress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Kein

E-Book, Englisch, 268 Seiten

The volume offers a diversity of facets of Jewry between Mumbai and Manila. While some of its papers make references to the important factor how politics and religions are often intertwined, other papers are arranged along the lines of “area studies” – from South Asia via Southeast Asia to China and the Far East. Even if these articles at first glance concentrate on “local” minority communities they always take into ac count that the Jewish communities in Asia take part in interactions of religions which can help to foster mutual understanding. The studies presented at the conference refer to an extended approach always bringing Jewish Studies into international links and “crossing borders” – thus opening comparative perspectives to broaden our knowledge of Jewish history. So we have to reconsider aspects of Jewish studies for the future, which would include Asian and religious studies in a qualitative, comparative, and interdisciplinary way and thus can shift away from the Euro-American-centric point of view regarding Jewish Studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hutter, Manfred

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums außerhalb Israels/Palästinas
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte des Judentums (Diaspora)
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Title Page;3
2;Copyright;4
3;Table of Contents;5
4;Manfred Hutter / Ulrich Vollmer: Introductory Notes: The Context of the Conference in the History of Jewish Studies in Bonn;7
5;Body;7
5.1;1. Jewish Studies at the University of Bonn;8
5.2;2. Between Mumbai and Manila;12
5.3;Bibliography;17
6;Part 1: Jewish Communities in Asia;19
7;Gabriele Shenar: Bene Israel Transnational Spaces and the Aesthetics of Community Identity;21
7.1;1. The Imagination of Diaspora, Aesthetics, and Identity;21
7.2;2. The Bene Israel Indian Jews of Maharashtra in India;24
7.3;3. The Bene Israel Community in Israel;25
7.4;4. Bene Israel Jewish Folklore and Religious Popular Culture: the malida Ritual;27
7.5;5. Jewish-Israeli Weddings, Bene Israel Customs and Bollywood Imageries;31
7.6;6. Indian `Easterness' and the Indian Way of being Israeli;35
7.7;Bibliography;36
8;Edith Franke: Searching for Traces of Judaism in Indonesia;39
8.1;1. Introduction;39
8.2;2. Historical Background of Jewish Life in the Indonesian Archipelago;40
8.3;3. First Observations of Traces of Judaism in Indonesia Today;43
8.3.1;3.1. The Synagogue in Surabaya, Java: Some Impressions;43
8.3.2;3.2. New Synagogues in Manado, North Sulawesi, and the Story of Yaacov Baruch;46
8.4;4. Anti-Semitism in Indonesia: Some Brief Remarks;48
8.5;5. Conclusion: Some Theses and Perspectives;49
8.6;Bibliography;50
9;Vera Leininger: Jews in Singapore: Tradition and Transformation;53
9.1;1. History and Origins of the Settlements;54
9.2;2. Jews and the Republic of Singapore: Past Creating Present;58
9.3;3. Jewish Life in Singapore Today;60
9.4;Bibliography;62
9.5;Sources from the Web;63
10;Manfred Hutter: The Tiny Jewish Communities in Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia;65
10.1;1. Introduction;65
10.2;2. Myanmar;66
10.3;3. Thailand;69
10.4;4. Cambodia;72
10.5;5. Conclusion;74
10.6;Bibliography;75
11;Alina Patru: Judaism in the PR China and in Hong Kong Today: Its Presence and Perception;77
11.1;1. Research Interest in the Religious Studies;78
11.2;2. Particular Aims;78
11.3;3. Working Methods;80
11.4;4. A Hong Kong Example;80
11.5;Bibliography;90
12;Suzanne D. Rutland: The Asia-Pacific Region and Australian Jewry;91
12.1;1. Introduction;91
12.2;2. Background;92
12.2.1;2.1. Australian Jewry;92
12.2.2;2.2. Australian Government Foreign Policy;93
12.2.3;2.3. The Jewish World and Asia;93
12.3;3. Organizational structure;94
12.3.1;3.1. Federation of Jewish Communities of Southeast Asia and the Far East;94
12.3.2;3.2. Southeast Asia Bureau;94
12.3.3;3.3. Asia-Pacific Jewish Association;95
12.4;4. Regional Conferences;95
12.4.1;4.1. Hong Kong Conference, 1972;95
12.4.2;4.2. Hong Kong Conference, 1980;96
12.5;5. Educational Activities;96
12.5.1;5.1. Appointment of Kurt Rathner;96
12.5.2;5.2. A New Educational Director: Michael Cohen;97
12.5.3;5.3. Youth Camps and other Endeavours;99
12.6;6. Religious Assistance;100
12.7;7. Political Activities;101
12.7.1;7.1. Regional Resistance to Political Activities;101
12.7.2;7.2. The Singapore Colloquium;102
12.7.3;7.3. Leibler as de facto Roving Ambassador: China and India;103
12.7.4;7.4. The Hong Kong Colloquium;104
12.7.5;7.5. The Beijing Colloquium;104
12.8;8. Reasons for the Demise of the APJA;105
12.9;9. Significance of Australian Jewry's Role in the Asia-Pacific Area;105
12.10;Bibliography;106
12.11;Archival Materials;107
12.11.1;Archive of Australian Judaica, University of Sydney (AAJ);107
12.11.2;Private Archive of Isi Joseph Leibler, Jerusalem (IJLA-Jer);107
12.11.3;Dr Joachim Schneeweiss, Private Archive;107
12.11.4;La Trobe Section, State Library of Victoria (SLV);108
12.12;Interviews;108
13;Part 2: Religion and Politics;109
14;Meron Medzini: Zionist Federations and Zionist Diplomacy in Asia to Ensure United Nations Support for the 1947 Partition Plan;111
14.1;Bibliography;120
14.2;Diplomatic Documents;121
15;Jonathan Goldstein / Dean Kotlowski: The Jews of Manila: Manuel Quezon, Paul McNutt, and the Politics and Consequences of Holocaust Rescue;123
15.1;1. Manila Jews' Communal Origins and Commercial Activity;123
15.2;2. The Absence of Jewish Institutional Development in Manila;124
15.3;3. Philippine Jews' Assistance to Holocaust Refugees;125
15.4;4. The Roles of McNutt and Quezon in Jewish Holocaust Rescue;126
15.5;5. Survival in Wartime;133
15.6;6. Legacies of Holocaust Rescue: The Philippine Jewish Community's Embrace of Zionism and Assistance to the State of Israel;134
15.7;Bibliography;135
16;Malte Gaier: Jews in Pakistan in the Context of Estranged Pakistani-Israeli Relations;139
16.1;1. Jewish-Muslim Perceptions;139
16.2;2. Pakistani-Israeli Relations;140
16.3;3. The Nuclear Factor and Strategic Security Interests;143
16.4;Bibliography;147
17;Pingan Liang / Zheng Liang: The Bilateral Relations between Israel and Modern China (1948–2010);151
17.1;1. Overview;151
17.2;2. Respective Incentives to Promote the Bilateral Relations (1949–1955);152
17.3;3. The Gap, Isolation and Hostility between the Two Countries (1956–1978);154
17.4;4. The Defrosting Era (1982–1991);156
17.5;5. The Establishment of Diplomacy (1992);158
17.6;6. Present Situation;160
17.7;7. Conclusion;161
17.8;Bibliography;161
18;Theo Kamsma: The Artful Deletion of Israeli / Jewish Presence in the Straits;163
18.1;1. Veiled, Silenced and Deleted Presence;163
18.2;2. Skyhawk Fighter Planes;166
18.3;3. Mexicans;168
18.4;4. Singapore's New Economy;169
18.4.1;4.1. Jeremy Lint Lintechnologies;170
18.4.2;4.2. Oliver Stern's NEWater;172
18.4.3;4.3. Vertex Venture Capital;175
18.5;5. Tsunami Relief Operations;178
18.6;6. The Art of Deleting;181
18.7;7. Concluding: Counteracting the Art of Deletion;185
18.8;Bibliography;186
19;Part 3: Judaism in Everyday Life and Society;189
20;Heinz Werner Wessler: “My Backward Place is Where I am”: Jewish Identity and Jewish Authorship in India;191
20.1;1. Nissim Ezekiel (1924–2004);194
20.2;2. Sheila Rohekar (born 1942);198
20.3;3. Esther David (born 1945);201
20.4;4. Conclusion;206
20.5;Bibliography;208
21;Yudit Kornberg Greenberg: Hindu-Jewish Dialogue: A New Tradition in the Making;211
21.1;1. Introduction;211
21.2;2. The 2007 Delhi Summit;213
21.2.1;2.1. Goals for the 2007 Hindu-Jewish Dialogue;214
21.2.2;2.2. Highlights of the Delhi Dialogue;214
21.2.3;2.3. Hindu-Jewish Declarations;216
21.3;3. The 2008 Jerusalem Summit;217
21.4;4. The Hindu-Jewish Summits in Light of Indo-Judaic and Comparative Religious Studies;219
21.5;5. Future Topics and Challenges for Hindu-Jewish Dialogues;221
21.6;Bibliography;223
22;Annette Wilke: The Hindu-Jewish Leadership Summits: New “Ground-breaking Strides” of Global Interfaith Cooperation?;225
22.1;1. The Framework: the Actors and Discourses;227
22.1.1;1.1. Hindu-Jewish Resonances;229
22.1.2;1.2. The Political Dimension and the Succeeding Meetings;231
22.1.2.1;1.2.1. Delhi 2007;231
22.1.2.2;1.2.2. Jerusalem 2008;232
22.1.2.3;1.2.3. New York 2009;233
22.1.2.4;1.2.4. Delhi 2011;234
22.2;2. The Declarations of the Two Leadership Summits;235
22.3;3. Rabbi Daniel Sperber's Paper and Swami Dayananda's Reaction;237
22.4;4. Concluding Remarks;245
22.5;Bibliography;247
23;Ping Zhang: When Chokhmah met Zhi: Perception and Misperception of Jewish Wisdom in China since the 1990s;249
23.1;1. Chokhmah vs. Zhi, Wisdoms of Way-seekers and Torah-seekers;249
23.2;2. When Chokhmah met Zhi: A Brief History of “Jewish Wisdom” in Modern China since the 1990s;251
23.3;3. Misperception: A Case Study of the Faked Derech Eretz Zuta and of the “Parallel Logic”;253
23.4;4. Conclusions: a Failure to Grasp the Betweenness;256
23.5;Bibliography;257
24;Gilya Gerda Schmidt: Why the Chinese People are Interested in Judaism, the Holocaust, and Israel;259
24.1;Bibliography;267

Über Autor(innen)

Hutter, Manfred
Dr. Manfred Hutter ist Professor für Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft am Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften der Universität Bonn.

Dr. Manfred Hutter ist Professor für Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft am Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften der Universität Bonn.