http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/26/1006762/israel-studies-seminar-in-china-comes-off-despite-obstacles http://jta.org/site/israel-studies-seminar-in-china-comes-off-despite-obstacles/#When:20:02:00Z In China, the first major Israel studies seminar went on at Peking University despite many roadblocks and was lauded by participants before moving on for two more weeks at another university there. Frontpage Sub Headline, World, Lead Headline 2009-07-26T20:02:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/06/15/1005893/celebrating-hiloula http://jta.org/site/celebrating-hiloula/#When:15:04:00Z In the latest JTA video, reporter Alison Klayman visits Morocco's Atlas Mountains to explore the Jewish ritual of hiloula -- the remembrance of great rabbis and Jewish sages. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, World 2009-06-15T15:04:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/06/15/1005887/celebrating-hiloula http://jta.org/site/celebrating-hiloula/#When:14:18:00Z JTA’s Alison Klayman visits Morocco’s Atlas Mountains to explore the Jewish ritual of hiloula—the remembrance of great rabbis and Jewish sages. 2009-06-15T14:18:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/01/21/1002404/watching-the-inauguration-from-moishe-house-beijing http://jta.org/site/watching-the-inauguration-from-moishe-house-beijing/#When:14:15:01Z Watching Obama’s inauguration from China, the speech struck inspirational and sometimes hollow chords. Featured 2009-01-21T14:15:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2008/11/25/1001206/israeli-surgeons-share-expertise-in-china http://jta.org/site/israeli-surgeons-share-expertise-in-china/#When:16:48:00Z Five-year-old Yang Bin was one of about 80 Chinese children who traveled many miles last week hoping that the team of visiting Israeli doctors could repair his heart. World, Lead Headline 2008-11-25T16:48:00-05:00