This Thursday, September 9, at 7:30 PM EDT/6:30 CDT, Butler University Jordan College of the Arts presents JCA Signature Series: Hello, Gold Mountain: A requiem for lost possibilities of the Jewish community.

"The work, an original composition by Wu Fei, will feature chatterbird along with Wu Fei, guzheng, and Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, oud (Silk Road Ensemble).

The piece is inspired by stories of Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai from Europe during World War II. From 1933 until the end of the war, Shanghai was often the only port at which Jewish refugees fleeing Europe could disembark without a visa. In the early 1940s, more than 20,000 Jews lived in Shanghai and contributed to its cultural and civic life.

But the Jews could not stay. As China’s bloody civil war came to a close in 1949, most fled. Many emigrated to the US, often arriving at the port of San Francisco, or Old Gold Mountain."

More information on the performers and instructions on how to reserve free tickets or watch the livestream can be found at the link below.

https://events.butler.edu/.../jca-signature-series-hello.../