Virtual Tour - Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
January 12-24, 2022 Virtual Tour of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
Sponsored by the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee
Since its establishment, the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum has been trying to preserve the history of about 20,000 European Jews who fled to Shanghai in order to avoid persecution by the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s. Explore historical artifacts and stories of Jews taking refuge in Shanghai, which focus on their resilience and optimism under difficult circumstances, as well as their friendship with the Chinese people.
Exhibit - Shanghai Safe Haven During the Holocaust
July 15, 2021 - Sept. 5, 2022 Shanghai: Safe Haven During the Holocaust Exhibit
Exhibit
Shanghai: Safe Haven During the Holocaust
Photographs from 1946 documenting Jewish Refugees in Shanghai by American photojournalist Arthur Rothstein
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Northern Trust Gallery and The Joseph L. & Emily K. Gidwitz Memorial Foundation Gallery
SJI Spotlight
Prof. Dan Ben-Canaan
Prof. Dan Ben-Canaan, author of Echoes of Harbin: Reflections on Space and Time, scholar of Harbin's Jewish history, and decades-long resident of Harbin.
SJI Website Editors
SJI Website Editors
Editor-in-Chief Wendy Abraham
General Editor Kevin Ostoyich
Kaifeng History Wendy Abraham
Shanghai History Steve Hochstadt
