Ep. 211 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 4)

The China History Podcast
Written By Laszlo Montgomery

Laszlo looks at Japanese attitudes towards the Jews and how it affected their treatment in Shanghai.  The focus will be on the year 1939 when the greatest wave of Jewish refugees arrived in Shanghai.

Then we will look at a little-known tidbit from history concerning a plan championed by Sun Ke (son of Sun Yat-sen) to rescue Europe’s Jews.

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/TermChineseEnglish/Meaning
Dàlǐ大理City in Yunnan Province
Gǔ Zhēng古筝Sometimes referred to as the Chinese Zither. Wu Fei is quite the aficianado.
Hé Bīn Dàshà河滨大厦Embankment House, located on the bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. Built by Sir Victor Sassoon
Hé Fèngshān何凤山Known as "The Chinese Schindler". He helped thousands of Austrian Jews escape Hitler.
Hóngkǒu district虹口区District in Shanghai
Sūn Kē孙科Son of the founder of Modern China Sun Yat-sen
Zhōushān Road舟山路One of the main roads in Hongkou

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