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AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute hosted a Capitol Hill reception on Monday, June 23rd, 2014 inaugurating the week long exhibition in Washington DC on the life story of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees sought and found refuge from the European Holocaust in Shanghai between 1933 and 1941 at a time when very few countries around the world were willing to admit European Jewish refugees. This reception focused on the relationship between the Chinese, Israeli, and Jewish American communities.
This reception was attended by over 250 guests and six members of Congress who spoke including evening co-host Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA and Chair, Congressional Asia-Pacific and Asian-American Caucus).
Besides the above dignitaries, other speakers included:
Allan Reich, Chair of AJC’s International Relations Commission
Lu Kang, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
Reuven Azar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel
Matt Nosanchuk, National Security Council / White House Jewish Outreach Advisor
Jerry Lindenstraus, Former Shanghai Jewish Refugee
Weiyong Guan, Curator, Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
Angie O. Tang, Executive Director, Committee of 100 and
Shira Loewenberg, Director of AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute
