Oriental Network reporter Wei Yifei reported on January 27: Today is the "International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust" set up by the United Nations General Assembly, and as the red curtain slowly falls, a large bronze sculpture , "The Song of survivors", met the audience for the first time at the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Memorial Hall.
The sculpture "Survivor's Song" is designed and produced by the famous sculptor Lü Qizhang in Russia, 2.8 meters long, 1 meter wide and 2.6 meters high, with a romantic expression method, depicting the eternal moment when Mike Medwo stood on the deck with his parents in 1948 and reluctantly waved goodbye to Shanghai, creating a portrayal of the wandering Jews who regarded Shanghai as a warm hometown. The light of warmth, gratitude, remembrance and hope projected will help people remember the friendship between the Chinese nation and the Jewish nation.
The sculpture takes its name from the novel of the same name by Shanghai-born writer Bella. Based on the real life of Hollywood producer Mike Medvor's family in Shanghai during World War II, the novel tells the story of his father David and his mother Dora in Shanghai who fell in love and married, and struggled to realize the Shanghai Dream in the difficult and turbulent years.
"I'm incredibly proud to be able to live in Shanghai, Chinese people are very friendly, this is an amazing city, this sculpture commemorates my life, not only in Hollywood, but also in the beginning of my life." In order to spread this romance and warmth, Bella spent a lot of time researching and looking up the archives of David's tenure at the Shanghai American Telephone Company. In addition, she also visited Dora many times in the United States to obtain first-hand historical materials. Bella takes love and faith as the core of her works to show the spirit of Shanghai's city, as well as the spirit of great love that the Chinese and Jewish peoples have sought together in the face of suffering.
The sculpture "Song of Survivors" is produced by Shanghai Qiyuan Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., and the sculpture is planned to be permanently displayed in front of the Baima Cafe in Hongkou District. Taking the opportunity to tell the story of Jewish refugees in Shanghai and to remember history and cherish peace with the people of the world, the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Memorial Hall cooperated with the Consulate General of Hungary in Shanghai to launch the photo exhibition "Today's Jewish Culture from the Perspective of V4 National Photographers" on the afternoon of January 27.
The V4 states, the Visegrad Group, were a subregional organization of four countries, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, where a large number of Jews in the four countries were massacred by the German Nazis during World War II. The exhibition, which is jointly participated by four countries, will showcase 40 contemporary photographs, introduce some Holocaust sites and contemporary Jewish culture, and plan to exhibit for one month.
In addition, from the evening of January 27 to the early morning of January 28, the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Memorial Hall will cooperate with the Israeli Consulate General in Shanghai to hold an International Holocaust Remembrance Day themed projection event, projecting the words "We Remember" on the building façade of the memorial hall. It is understood that Israeli embassies and consulates in various countries will also hold projection activities at the same time.