- During the Second World War, more than 20,000 Jewish Europeans fled the Holocaust and settled temporarily in Shanghai’s Hongkou district.
- There are three parts in Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum, including the former site of Ohel Moshe Synagogue and two exhibition halls.
- Between 1937 and 1941, over 25,000 Jewish refugees arrived in Shanghai trying to escape the Nazi regime.
- The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is a museum commemorating the Jewish refugees who lived in Shanghai during World War II after fleeing Europe...
- 481 likes · 2 talking about this · 12 were here. The museum consists of the former Ohel Moshe Synagogue, two exhibition halls, and an atrium.
- Through collections of photographs and written documents, the museum shows a history Shanghai people helped the Jewish refugees from Europe.
- Recently Shanghai’s Ohel Moishe Synagogue was renovated and extended to become the Jewish Refugees Museum aimed at documenting and highlighting...
- The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is to line 4 subway which costs €1 and takes 18 min.
- The museum is housed in a historic building that was once part of the Ohel Moshe Synagogue and which was used as a shelter for Jewish refugees during...
- The effects of the Second World War on the Jewish community were not only felt throughout Europe, but reached as far as China, where around 20...