Dedicated to Dr. Danielle Gurevich in recognition of her work in establishing Asian Studies at Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University, Monday, Iyar 1, 2025, 28.4.25
Greetings (Building 1002, Room 1)
9:00-9:20
Prof. Amnon Albeck, Rector
The Honorable Ambassador Mr. Rafi Harpaz, Israeli Ambassador to Korea
Dr. Alon Levkowitz, Head of the Department of Asian Studies
9:30-10:30 Panel One (1) – Asian Studies in Israel (Building 1002, Room 405)
Chair: Dr. Michal Zelcer-Levid
Prof. Itamar Theodore, Bar-Ilan University and Safed College – Indian Studies
Prof. Yoram Evron, University of Haifa – Chinese Studies
Prof. Danny Auerbach, University Hebrew – Japanese Studies
9:30-10:30 Panel One (2) – Teaching the Korean Language (Building 1002 Room 1)
Chair: Dr. Alon Levkowitz
Dr. Yevgenia Rosenfeld, Tel Aviv University
Mr. Ezra Kim, Hebrew University
Ms. Sundus Avrochan, El-Carmel Center for the Gifted and Outstanding
15 min break
10:45-12:00 Panel Two – Politics and Society in Korea (Building 1002 Room 1)
Chair Dr. Ran Shauli
Dr. Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, University of Jerusalem – In It for the Long Haul: North Korea’s Weapons trade with Russia and its Implications for Israel and the Middle East
Mrs. Alina Sobolevsky, University of Jerusalem – “Get Ready With Me – Korea’s Fertility Edition”: How Hallyu Fans Transmit Knowledge About South Korea’s Fertility Crisis
Mrs. Marat Galimov, University of Jerusalem – A Comparative Study of Animation Development in South Korea and Israel
Mrs. Lea Rabinovitch, University of Jerusalem – Populist Securitization in South Korea: Crisis Construction and Authoritarian Nostalgia under President Yoon Suk Yeol
12:00-13:00 Panel Three – Memory and Trauma in Korea (Building 1002 Room 405)
Chair: Dr. Roni Sarig
Dr. Guy Podoler, University of Haifa – Cheju 4.3 between History and Memory
Dr. Yevgenia Rosenfeld, Tel Aviv University – Remembering Masutatsu Ōyama in South Korea: A Hero’s Long Journey Home
Dr. Ran Shauli, Bar-Ilan University – Willingness and Ability: On the Possible Role of Asian Communication Technology Powers in Preventing the Crime of Mass Starvation in Conflict Zones Around the World
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Panel Five – Roundtable: Korean Studies in Israel (Building 1005 Room 1)
Chair: Dr. Gideon Elazar
Dr. Ira Lien (Hebrew University), Dr. Liora Tsartafati (Tel Aviv University), Dr. Alon Levkowitz (Bar-Ilan University), Dr. Guy Podoler (Haifa University)
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-15:30 Guest of Honor: Dr. Danielle Gurevich, Why Asia? (Building 1005 Room 1)
15:30-16:30 Panel Six – Challenges and Implications of the Iron Sword War on Industrial Relations with Asia: The Business Sector (Building 1005 Room 1)
Chair: Dr. Danielle Gurevich
Attorney Anat Bernstein-Reich, CEO of Israel-India Investment Banking and Consulting at BDO Group
Prof. Elise Brezis, Head of the Israel Macroeconomics Forum, Bar-Ilan University
Colonel Einat Gafner, Security system consultant and Researcher at Dado institute [former Israel-IDF representative in NATO)
