User:Nicholaszane/sandbox
Nicholas Zane | |
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| Born | November 20, 2001 Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Lancing College, St. Clare's Oxford, Dartmouth College |
| Notable work | Jews in China: A History of Struggle |
| Website | https://chinesejews.com |
Nicholas Zane (born November 20, 2001) is a Hong Kong born American scholar of Judaism and student currently studying at Dartmouth College.[1] Zane's pen-name is Nicholas Zhang for political reasons. He is known for his research in the field of Chinese Jewry, best known as the author of Jews in China: A History of Struggle, a book he self published at the age of 16.[2][3] Zane also founded the website chinesejews, a student-led organisation aimed at spreading the legacy of the Chinese Jews,[4] and has been invited to speak in many universities, including Oxford University (Jewish Society of Oxford, the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and the Council of Christians and Jews), University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, and Sias University.[5][6][7][8]
Biography
[edit]Zane was born in Hong Kong on November 20, 2001. He went to Singapore International School (Hong Kong) until the age of 13, when went to Lancing College, a co-education boarding school in southern England.[9] After three years, Zane transferred to St. Clare's, Oxford, an International Baccalaureate sixth form college in Oxfordshire.[10][11]
Zane is planning to pursue a B.A. in economics and jewish studies at Dartmouth College.
References
[edit]- ^ "First Year Student Creates Website for Chinese Jews". Jewish Studies Program. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "The schoolboy trying to keep alive the legacy of Chinese Jews". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ templesinai (2020-04-07). "New Book - Jews in China: A History of Struggle". Congregation of Temple Sinai-Vermont. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Chinese Jews". Chinese Jews. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Forgotten history of the Kaifeng Jewish community | IB Community Blog". Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Nicholas Zane (EduKnow)" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "从沉迷网游的学渣到平均A+的学霸，盲人历史老师让他明白没有不可能！_英国". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "中国にユダヤ共同体？「開封ユダヤ人」にハマった"若きミステリーハンター" | 「聖地と中国の交差点にある、長く忘れられた文明」を世界に伝えたい". クーリエ・ジャポン (in Japanese). 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Keeping the faith: China's Kaifeng Jews date back 1,400 years". South China Morning Post. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ Clares, St (2019-03-14). "St Clare's Student Making a Difference". St Clare's, Oxford. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Forgotten history of the Kaifeng Jewish community | IB Community Blog". Retrieved 2020-09-02.