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Finding Rosa: The Creation of Shanghai Angel

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With $2.50 in her pocket, Rosa Ginsberg left her family behind in Shanghai, China, in 1940 for an uncertain future in the United States. The 18-year-old native of Vienna landed at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, site of a U.S. immigration station that processed hundreds of thousands of immigrants from 1910 through 1940. She left Angel Island for the mainland based on a mostly true story.

In this lecture and performance adapted from her one-woman musical, Heather Klein, Rosa’s granddaughter, recounts how she discovered her grandmother’s story. Klein’s chronical of Rosa’s journey from Nazi-occupied Austria to Shanghai, China and finally Angel Island, drew heavily from archived materials: interrogation records, oral histories, interviews including the staff of Angel Island, CA Immigration Station and Dr. Manli Ho (daughter of Commander Feng Shan Ho). The result is a moving retelling of a young refugee woman on a dangerous journey that led to detainment on the basis of a lie.

Program is approximately 50 mins with 15 min audience Q&A and a Dessert Reception to follow.

Sponsor: Something Special Sunday

Admission: FREE with registration ($12 suggested donation)

With $2.50 in her pocket, Rosa Ginsberg left her family behind in Shanghai, China, in 1940 for an uncertain future in the United States. The 18-year-old native of Vienna landed at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, site of a U.S. immigration station that processed hundreds of thousands of immigrants from 1910 through 1940. She left Angel Island for the mainland based on a mostly true story.

In this lecture and performance adapted from her one-woman musical, Heather Klein, Rosa’s granddaughter, recounts how she discovered her grandmother’s story. Klein’s chronical of Rosa’s journey from Nazi-occupied Austria to Shanghai, China and finally Angel Island, drew heavily from archived materials: interrogation records, oral histories, interviews including the staff of Angel Island, CA Immigration Station and Dr. Manli Ho (daughter of Commander Feng Shan Ho). The result is a moving retelling of a young refugee woman on a dangerous journey that led to detainment on the basis of a lie.

Program is approximately 50 mins with 15 min audience Q&A and a Dessert Reception to follow.

Sponsor: Something Special Sunday

Admission: FREE with registration ($12 suggested donation)

More about The Breman Museum
Opened in 1996, The Breman pursues its mission “to connect people to Jewish history, culture and arts.” Located in Midtown Atlanta, the nonprofit multidisciplinary center has four focuses: exhibitions, arts and cultural programming, archives and Holocaust education.
When & Where
Aug 17, 2025, 2:00pm to 3:30pm Timezone: EDT
Free


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