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Irene Eber ( Hebrew : איירין אבר ; 1929 in Halle – April 2019; née Geminder) was an Israeli sinologist. She was the Louis Frieberg Professor of East Asian Studies (emeritus) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( sinologist ), and Senior Fellow of the Harry S. She lived in Jerusalem . A specialist on the Bible in China, working sometimes with Jost Zetzsche , Marián Gálik , and Nicolas Standaert . She was also a specialist in translations from Chinese. Cup Used by Helene Geminder in the Brünnlitz camp "Voices from Shanghai Jewish Exiles in Wartime China" . The University of Chicago Press . Humanities and Social Sciences Online .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Irene Eber (born 1930 in Halle , née Geminder) is an Israeli Orientalist . She is Louis Frieberg Professor of East Asian Studies (emeritus) at the Hebrew University at Jerusalem ( Sinologist ) , and Senior Fellow of the Harry S. The University of Chicago Press .
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Irene Eber (born 1930 in Halle , née Geminder) is an Israeli Orientalist . She is Louis Frieberg Professor of East Asian Studies (emeritus) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at Jerusalem ( Sinologist ), and Senior Fellow of the Harry S. She lives in Jerusalem .She also specializes in translations from Chinese . The University of Chicago Press .
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She was the Louis Frieberg Professor of East Asian Studies (emeritus) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at Jerusalem ( Sinologist ), and Senior Fellow of the Harry S. She lives in Jerusalem . She also specializes in translations from Chinese . ספל ששימש את הלנה גמינדר במחנה ברינליץ "Voices from Shanghai Jewish Exiles in Wartime China" . The University of Chicago Press .
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She was the Louis Frieberg Professor of East Asian Studies (emeritus) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at Jerusalem ( Sinologist ), and Senior Fellow of the Harry S. She lived in Jerusalem .She was also a specialist in translations from Chinese .Cup Used by Helene Geminder in the Brünnlitz camp "Voices from Shanghai Jewish Exiles in Wartime China" . The University of Chicago Press . Humanities and Social Sciences Online .
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israeli orientalist
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israeli sinologist
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