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We are pleased to announce the JDC Archives new webinar series, Across Oceans, Across Cultures: Jewish Refuge in East Asia and the Role of JDC. The following programs are part of this upcoming series.

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Jewish Immigration from China to Israel, 1945–1951

Fred Lazin

 

Monday, March 2, 2026

12:00pm-1:15pm (US Eastern Time)

 

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By the Bay, Along the Boulevard, Through the Battlefield: Jewish Refugees and their Philippine Lifeworlds, 1938–1945

James Osorio, 2025 Fred and Ellen Lewis / JDC Archives Fellow

 

Monday, March 30, 2026

12:00pm-1:15pm (US Eastern Time)

 

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Jewish Aid Organizations and Musical Community Building in Wartime and Postwar Shanghai

Brenna Miller, 2025 Fred and Ellen Lewis / JDC Archives Fellow

 

Thursday, April 23, 2026

12:00pm-1:15pm (US Eastern Time)

 

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The Kobe Passage: Jewish Refugees in Japan and the Hidden History of the Holocaust’s Most Surprising Escape

Tracy Slater, Sorrell and Lorraine Chesin / JDC Archives Fellowship

 

Monday, May 4, 2026

7:00pm-8:15pm (US Eastern Time)

Please note: this is an evening program

 

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The views and opinions expressed in the public program are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the position of the JDC.

 

The JDC Archives houses one of the world’s most significant collections of modern Jewish history. Comprising the organizational records of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian organization, the archives includes over 3 miles of text documents, 150,000 photographs, a research library of more than 6,000 books, 1,100 audio recordings including oral histories, and a video collection.

 

With records of activity in more than 90 countries dating from 1914 to the present, the JDC Archives is located in two centers, New York City and Jerusalem, and is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit archives.jdc.org. For more information on JDC Archives Fellowships, visit the Fellowships page.

 

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