Lucy Adori, a UK native who has studied, worked, and resided in China for nearly a decade, has traveled extensively across the country, visiting cities like Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai.Recently, she arranged a trip to China for her parents and younger brother.

As a child, Lucy often heard her mother talk about how her maternal grandfather's cousin fled to China during World War II and lived in Shanghai for five or six years. To fulfill her mother's dream of visiting their ancestors'former home, Lucy specially arranged for her family to visit Shanghai during this trip and set aside a whole day to take them to Hongkou District.

Lucy's family found the names of their ancestors on the Wall of Names

On March 16th, Lucy and her family visited the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum and found the name of her mother's cousin, Siegmund Rodmann, on the Wall of Names. They also located Siegmund's former residence on Tangshan Road near the Museum.

Lucy shared emotionally that her mother's long-held wish had finally been realized. Siegmund, an ancestor she had never met, made a living by playing music in Shanghai-and she herself is also engaged in music-related work in the city. It feels like a predestined connection. Over 80 years later, Shanghai has reconnected her with her ancestors.

Upon learning that the Museum aims to work with more descendants of Jewish refugees to share their stories, she happily left her contact information, adding that she would gather more information about her family's refuge in Shanghai with the help of her relatives in the US.