2008 OLYMPICS
Museum, honors for 'Chinese Schindler'
shine light on Shanghai's Jewish past
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| Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum |
| Ho Fengshan, second from right in a 1962 family photo, helped Jews flee from Vienna to Shanghai. |
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By Alison Klayman
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Published: 08/04/2008
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More than 20,000 European Jews fleeing the Nazis found a home in Shanghai, many thanks to a Chinese diplomat in Austria. Honors for Ho Fengshan and a new museum recall that past.
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