DALLAS, Aug. 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
is pleased to announce a new special exhibition, Hidden History:
Recounting the Shanghai Jewish Story, that tells the hidden
history of Jewish refugees who fled to the free port of
Shanghai, China, during the 1930s
and 40s.
Iraqi Jews first arrived in Shanghai in the mid-1800s, followed by Russian
Jews fleeing pogroms at the turn of the 20th century and German and
Austrian Jews escaping the Nazis. Most countries limited or denied
entry to Jews during the 1930s, but Shanghai became an unexpected safe haven.
"This rarely told story of Jewish refugees in Shanghai invites visitors to experience what
it was like to flee danger and find temporary refuge in a foreign
land," said Mary Pat Higgins, Museum
president and CEO. "Telling stories such as these and sharing them
with the public is central to our mission."
The exhibition presents artifacts, survivor stories, and
photographs from American photojournalist Arthur Rothstein, who documented the wartime
Shanghai Jewish community in 1946 for the United Nations.
"Featuring over 100 primary source artifacts that bring the
refugee story to life, we curated Hidden History to amplify
unheard stories and teach the social relevancy of history to
inspire change," said Jordanna
Gessler, one of the exhibit's co-curators.
"This is an exhibit about immigrants looking for opportunity,
refugees fleeing identity-based violence, and a community that
worked together to support one another and rescue 20,000 refugees,"
said Christie Jovanovic, a
co-curator.
Andy Smith, director of giving
and volunteering at Texas Instruments and executive director of the
TI Foundation, which has generously underwritten this exhibition,
noted that "Texas Instruments is thrilled to be the presenting
sponsor of this special exhibition and continue our partnership
with the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum. We especially
value exhibitions that teach us how to be an upstander, and
Hidden History is a timely example. And, as a global company
with several sites in China, we
are grateful for the opportunity to help bring the story of Jewish
refugees in Shanghai to
light."
The exhibition opens to the public on August 9. For tickets and information, visit
DHHRM.org
Hidden History is a Holocaust Museum LA exhibition,
made possible by East West Bank Foundation. Presented by Texas
Instruments.
Special thanks to exhibition supporters and partners: Conference
on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany; German Federal Ministry
of Finance; Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future; Jean
Baptiste "Tad" Adoue III Fund of The Dallas Foundation; Texas
Historical Commission; Texas Holocaust, Genocide, &
Antisemitism Advisory Commission; American Airlines; Bank of
Texas; Debbie and Ron Greene; Illinois Holocaust Museum
& Education Center; and NFI. Additional support provided by
Marsha Gaswirth and Larry Ginsburg.
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