St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Mammography Dispute The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.
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"Judaism in China," Subject of Lecture at Williams College
09:41AM / Friday, November 07, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass - Williams College will welcome Dr. Pan Guang, director and professor of the Shanghai Center for International Studies, on Wednesday, Nov. 12. He will give a public lecture on "Jews in China: Legends, History, and Perspectives," in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall at 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by the President's Office and the Program in Jewish Studies.
He is the author of numerous articles and books including "The Jews in Shanghai," "The Jewish Civilization," "2003: U.S. War on Iraq," and "The Jews in China." The last is a photographic record illustrating four historical migrations of Jews to China: Yuan dynasty Jews in Kaifeng, mid-nineteenth century Baghdadi merchants in Shanghai, early 20th-century migrants from Russia, and mid 20th-century refugees from Nazi Germany.
His awards are many and include the James Friend Annual Memorial Award for Sino-Jewish Studies, the Saint Petersburg-300 Medal for Contribution to China-Russia Relations awarded by President Putin, and the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award.
He also serves as academic director of the Institute of European and Asian Studies at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, director of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, dean of the Center of Jewish Studies Shanghai, and vice chairman of Chinese Society of Middle East Studies. He was nominated by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations in 2005. He is a council member of the Asia Society in the U.S.
Guang acquired his B.A. at Renmin University in Beijing, and received his Ph.D. at East China Normal University in Shanghai.
