Birmingham International Center spotlights Chinese Jewish population

The Birmingham International Center is hosting an event about the Jewish population in China on April 26 from 3-5:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Levite Jewish Community Center, 3960 Montclair Road. The featured speaker is Robyn Helzner, acclaimed Jewish musician. 

The event features stories, photos, videos and music about the rise of Jewish communities in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kaifeng to becoming the fastest growing Jewish region in the world. The event will also have a Jewish Refugees in Shanghai exhibit, which tells the stories of Jewish refugees traveling to and from Shanghai in the 1930s and ’40s. The exhibit is presented by the American Jewish Committee and the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum and will run for two weeks.

It is free of charge, but guests must be registered online at bic-al.org.