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Library Exhibit: Americans and the Holocaust

Event Details

China’s Jewish Refugees: The 1946 Shanghai Photographs of Arthur Rothstein

Date: December 14, 2023
Time: 2:30-4:00pm
Room: Academic Complex, 287 Jay Street, A-105
Speaker: Dr. Annie Rothstein Segan, director of the Arthur Rothstein Legacy Project


Noted photojournalist Arthur Rothstein traveled to China under the auspices of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) immediately after the Second World War to photograph Jewish refugees. Through his lens he captured the everyday lives and struggles of these refugees as they attempted to rebuild their lives under these difficult circumstances. Dr. Segan, director of the Arthur Rothstein Legacy Project, will show and discuss these images and explain the historical and cultural significance of this incredible legacy.