Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the World Anti-Fascist War
Lecturer: Pan Guang (head of World History Association of Shanghai; director of Center for Jewish Studies Shanghai)
Time: May 24, 2015 (Sunday) 14:00
Place: 4F Multifunctional Hall of Shanghai Library (No. 1555 Huaihai Road (M))
Quote from the lecture:
More than 70 years ago when the Jews were violently persecuted and killed by Nazi Germany, almost all the countries in the world closed their doors to Jewish refugees, which means nothing but allowing them to be killed. When reviewing the history, we can proudly say that the Chinese people and the city of Shanghai made the right choice in this battle of good and evil. We opened our doors to Jewish refugees, and did everything we could to save them.
The year of 2015 is the 70th anniversary of the victory of the world anti-fascist war. Let’s review the history together.
About the lecturer:
Pan Guang is vice chairman of Shanghai International Issues Research Center
established by Wang Daohan; researcher of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; distinguished professor and Ph.D. advisor of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law; director of Center for Jewish Studies Shanghai; head of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Research Center/responsible person of “AsiaInfo” project; evaluator of the National Social Science Fund of China; expert in soft science of National Anti-Terrorist Work Leading Group Office; consultant of the Foreign Affairs Office under Shanghai Municipal Government; member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office under Shanghai Municipal Government; member of Shanghai Committee of Information Experts; vice director of Shanghai Anti-Terrorist Research Center. In 1993, he began to receive the special allowance given by the State Council; in 2005, he was appraised as “National Model Worker”; in 2008, he was appointed by the United Nations as “Ambassador of the Alliance of Civilizations”.
