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Visas like these allowed many Jews to reach safety in Shanghai
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Creating a Refuge During The Holocaust The Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada, in collaboration with Winnipeg’s Chinese and Japanese communities, has created a unique exhibit, Shanghai Connection, the story of some of the 18,000 Jewish refugees of the Holocaust who escaped to Shanghai from 1939-40 at the onset of the Second World War. The exhibit has important local significance because members of at least three Winnipeg families who fled to Shanghai, now live in Winnipeg. Shanghai became a refuge, mainly due to efforts of diplomats in Europe who issued visas allowing thousands of European Jews to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Two of those diplomats – one Chinese, one Japanese – issued many of those visas and their story is profiled in this exhibition. The exhibition brings together material from Visas for Life in San Francisco, The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, and the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada and provides: • An account of Jewish life in Shanghai • Profiles of the two life-saving diplomats • Personal experiences of the Winnipeg families in Shanghai. This 10-week, free exhibit is supported by lectures, film presentations, panel discussions and family activities designed to enrich understanding and discussion. |
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