Jews of Modern China: Personal Stories and Reminiscences

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Join us for a spectacular panel featuring three speakers who are surviving representatives of the Sephardi, Russian, and Holocaust–refugee Jewish communities that lived in China in the first half of the 20th century. This panel is related to the “Jews of Modern China” photography exhibit, which will be held at the Presidio Officers' Club Exhibition Hall, 50 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco from February 24 – May 16, 2010.

Speakers: Leah Jacob Garrick, Rabbi Ted Alexander and Inna Mink
Moderator: Linda Frank

This program is part of the Shanghai Celebration. For more information on this year-long San Francisco Bay Area-wide collaboration and its associated exhibitions, films, performances, lectures, and other events, please 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 - September 5, 2010.

Organizer: China International Culture Exchange Center

Lead Sponsor: American Jewish Committee San Francisco Office

Partners: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Asia Society of Northern California, Consulate of the Peoples Republic of China in San Francisco, Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest-San Francisco, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Presidio Trust, Sino-Judaic Institute

Media Partner: jweekly.com

Cosponsor Congregation Netivot Shalom

Categories Modern History, Museum Exhibit Courses

Schedule

# Sessions
1
Date & time

Sunday, March 21
4:00 - 6:00 pm

Location
Congregation Netivot Shalom
Tuition
Free
Session Time Days Location Instructors
Mar 21 4:00 PM–6:00 PM Sun Netivot Shalom Leah Jacob Garrick Rabbi Ted Alexander Inna Mink Linda Frank

Location

Congregation Netivot Shalom

1316 University Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94702

510-549-9447

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Instructors

Linda Frank – Linda Frank chairs the “Jews in Modern China” exhibit wearing the hat of board member of the American Jewish Committee San Francisco Office, the lead sponsor of the exhibit. In addition to her work in financial services and her involvement in non-profit volunteerism, Linda has published numerous articles on business and travel and has produced and hosted a cable TV show. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin. Linda has recently completed her first novel, which is previewed on her web site: www.lindafrankbooks.com
Rabbi Ted Alexander – Rabbi Ted Alexander, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation B’nai Emunah, has been a beloved teacher and spiritual leader in Northern California for over 50 years. Rabbi Ted is the descendant of a long line of distinguished German Jewish rabbis. In 1939 he escaped Berlin, arriving in Shanghai. Rabbi Ted was ordained in Shanghai in 1946.
Leah Jacob Garrick – Leah Jacob Garrick was born in Shanghai, the fourth generation of her family to live there. She had a typical colonial upbringing – English girls’ school, servants, and afternoon tea, all incorporated into an observant Sephardic Jewish lifestyle. She lived through the war years under Japanese occupation and came to the United States in 1947. She returned to Shanghai several times since. Leah was Director of Leisure League of Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, a senior social group. She established the Volunteers for Israel program in Northern California and served twice in the IDF, Israel Defense Forces, as a volunteer. Her first trip to Israel was on scholarship from Hadassah as a Young Judea leader. Leah resides in San Francisco and has spoken the world over – from California to New York, London, Australia, Israel and Shanghai.
Inna Mink – Inna Mink was born in Harbin, China. At age 2 her parents moved to Shanghai. She lived in Shanghai through the war and came to the States in January l949. Inna appears in the film Exit Shanghai, directed by Ulrike Ottinger. This film traces the lives of several Germans, Austrians, and Russians whose paths crossed in wartime China using interviews and photographs, and documents.