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From 1933 to 1941, Shanghai took in around 30,000 Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust in Europe. And this week, a group of Jewish refugees and their descendants are attending an international conference about this period of time and revisiting the neighborhood where they lived in the city.

 

Lily Blake is excited to recognize photos of her family at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees museum. Her family lived in Shanghai between the 1930s and 1940s, when the city took in tens of thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust.

 

"Shanghai was home to them. They loved Shanghai. They had wonderful friends here, we had wonderful lives here. Shanghai is always a sense of home," Blake said.

 

An international conference is being held in Shanghai this week, and several Jewish refugees and scholars are sharing their memories and research on this period of time.

 

"I don't know if the Chinese had the tradition of being friendly to others, what they didn't have is the tradition of being unfriendly to Jews especially, which was although the Europe—that was the history," said Steve Hochstadt, professor of history director, Charles E. Frank Oral History Archive.

 

The history of Jewish refugees in Shanghai is an unforgettable memory for both nations. And the friendship between the two nations has strengthened ever since.

 

"Well, where we lived was all Chinese neighbors. We lived right in the middle. House No. 8 and everything were all Chinese. Very nice. We had no problem at all," said Evelyn Pike Rubin.

 

With more historical material being discovered and made public, the understanding of this period of time and its relevance to today continues to grow. This year marks the 70th anniversary of China’s victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and more events will be organized to commemorate this history in Shanghai.