The University of Texas Dallas opened the
"Jewish Refugees in Shanghai" exhibit today with support from the Ackerman Center for
Holocaust Studies and the Confucius Institute.
The exhibit is on display in the first-floor gallery of the
Edith O'Donnell Arts and Technology Building until Sept. 30. It tells
the story of the migration of the Jews from Europe to Shanghai, one of the few
places that accepted Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution. The exhibition includes personal stories
of the refugees, photographs and artifacts on loan from the Shanghai Jewish
Refugees Museum. The museum is at the former site of the Ohel Moshe
Synagogue.
Director of the Shanghai Center for International Studies Pan Guang will lecture on the history of Jews in China and the cultural exchange that ensued on Saturday.
“Professor Guang is one of the top scholars of Jewish
studies in China, especially known for his deep knowledge of Chinese Jews in
history,” Confucius Institute Director Ming Dong Gu said. “His lecture will
situate the Jews in Shanghai exhibition into the larger context of Jewish
migration to China over history and offer a fresh perspective to viewing Jewish
refugees in Shanghai during World War II.”
"The Shanghai Ghetto" and "A Gift of
Life" will be shown at 4 p.m. on Sunday. "Wind from the East,"
a Chinese folk music concert, will be held on Sept. 25. The UT Dallas Confucius
Institute Folk Music Band and the art troupe from Bejing Normal University will
perform.
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