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1,497 Jewish Refugees Died of Starvation in Shanghai During Japanese Occupation

October 16, 1945
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Malnutrition and starvation caused the deaths of 1,497 German-Jewish refugees who were marooned in Shanghai in 1942 and 1943, according to a report received by the HIAS from its Shanghai office, Isaac L, Asofsky, executive director, disclosed today.

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