The Jews in Modern China
February 24 to May 16, 2010
Wednesdays to Sundays, 11 am to 5 pm
Presidio Officers’ Club, 50 Moraga Avenue

FREE
Presidio Events Line: (415) 561-5500

**see below for Special Exhibit Programs**

A unique and little known chapter in Chinese and Jewish history comes to life in this exhibit of photographs, documents and memorabilia. Between 1840 and 1949, Shanghai was an open city that did not require passports to enter. Three distinct streams of Jewish refugees found sanctuary there and in other Chinese cities where they lived in harmony with their Chinese neighbors. Among them were Sephardic merchants from Iraq, Russian Jews escaping czarist pogroms and later the Russian Revolution, and European Jews escaping Nazi persecution.

This program is part of the Shanghai Celebration, a year-long, Bay Area-wide collaboration and associated exhibitions, films, performances, lectures, and other events. Visit www.shanghaicelebration.com. The cornerstone of the Celebration is the Asian Art Museum's presentation of Shanghai, a major exhibition examining the visual culture of one of China's most cosmopolitan cities, scheduled for February 12 to September 5, 2010.

SPECIAL EXHIBIT PROGRAMS

Remembering Rena
Sunday, March 7, 2 to 4 pm
A program honoring the late Rena Krasno, a Shanghai native whose books, lectures, and archival projects left a legacy of connection with the Jewish experience in China. Speakers will include colleagues, friends,and family.

A Young Man in Shanghai: Troubles and Triumphs
Wednesday, March 10, 7 pm
Audrey Friedman Marcus, widow of Fred Marcus, discusses her book, co-authored with the late Rena Krasno, SURVIVAL IN SHANGHAI: THE JOURNALS OF FRED MARCUS 1939-49.

Founders of the Shanghai Jewish Community: The Sephardic Story
Sunday, March 14, 2 to 4 pm
Leah Jacob Garrick presents the history and legacy of the Sephardic families who laid the foundation of the Shanghai Jewish community.

Personal Stories and Reminiscences
Thursday, April 29, 7 to 9 pm
Rabbi Theodore Alexander, Leah Jacob Garrick and Inna Mink talk about the Sephardic, Russian, and European refugee Jewish communities in China from 1840 to 1949.  Moderator: Linda Frank

Sponsored by the China International Cultural Exchange Center and the American Jewish Committee San Francisco Office, with generous support and cooperation from many organizations. For more, visit www.ajcsanfrancisco.org/china.