Chinese interest in Judaism and Jewish culture.

Professor Xu Xin is in the midst of writing a book on Judaism and Jewish culture for
Chinese readers as part of a large project on religions and culture. The Chinese government granted 8 million yuan to promote the project, which will cover 50 proposed books. Normally, this would not include Judaism as the Chinese government approves only five religions. However, in recognition of Xu's work in teaching and research on Judaism, it will be officially included in the series in addition to the five accepted,
recognized faiths. Xu Xin founded the China Judaic Studies Association and is at the
School of Religious Studies
Nanjing University
Nanjing 210093 China