DHHRM | Special Exhibition: Hidden History

In-person registration includes a 6:00 p.m. reception & self-guided special exhibition tours, followed by the 7:00 p.m. program.

Prominent American photojournalist Arthur Rothstein was working for the United Nations at the end of World War II when he traveled through a community of Jewish refugees living in Shanghai, China. Moved by their stories of persecution and displacement in Europe, followed by acceptance and inclusion in China, he documented their lives through a series of photographs. Ann Rothstein-Segan, Ph.D. and her husband, Brodie Hefner, join us to share more about Ann’s father and speak about the historical significance of the collection.

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About the Speakers

Dr. Ann Rothstein-Segan, Ph.D. and her husband Brodie Hefner manage the Arthur Rothstein Legacy Project, through which they create and present educational exhibitions, courses, and publications focused on the work and career of Ann’s father, renowned social documentary photographer Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985). As a charter member of the American Photography Archives Group, Dr. Segan promotes the preservation of significant collections of pre-digital-era photography. As a Research Associate of the Living New Deal, she educates the present generation about the continuing impact and relevance of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wide-ranging New Deal initiatives. Dr. Segan and Mr. Hefner also extend their educational work through new media initiatives, and as active participants in numerous professional organizations including the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, the Society of American Archivists, and the American Alliance of Museums.

About Hidden History: Recounting the Shanghai Jewish Story

Explore the little-known history of the diverse, resettled Jewish community in Shanghai, including Iraqi Jews who arrived in the mid-1800s, Russian Jews who fled pogroms at the turn of the century, and German and Austrian Jews who desperately escaped the Nazis. With most countries limiting or denying entry to Jews during the 1930s, the free port of Shanghai became an unexpected safe haven for Jews attempting to flee the antisemitic policies and identity-based violence in Nazi-controlled Europe. Hidden History explores this multifaceted history of desperation, loss, and asylum through artifacts, survivor stories, and the photographic lens of prominent American photojournalist Arthur Rothstein, who documented the Shanghai Jewish community in 1946 for the United Nations.

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