Kauffmann, Fritz, “Die Juden in Shanghai im 2. Weltkrieg. Erinnerungen eines Vorstandsmitglieds der Judischen Gemeinde” (Jews in Shanghai during World War II: remembrances of a member of the Jewish community's Executive Council) (1986)

Title : “Die Juden in Shanghai im 2. Weltkrieg. Erinnerungen eines Vorstandsmitglieds der Judischen Gemeinde” (Jews in Shanghai during World War II: remembrances of a member of the Jewish community's Executive Council)

Author(s) : Kauffmann, Fritz

Year : 1986

Type : Journal article

Subject : History

Keywords : foreigners;war

Journal : Bulletin des Leo Baeck Instituts

Volume : 73

Start page : 13

End page : 23

Language:Name : English

Support : Print

Abstract : Until 1941, when immigration to Shanghai was curbed, more than 25,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany and Central Europe made their way there. An aid committee was established by the Jews already in Shanghai, and this committee aided the new immigrants with food, shelter, and jobs. When the Japanese occupied Shanghai they organized a Jewish Affairs Bureau to deal with the Jewish community. With the arrival of a Gestapo officer in 1942, conditions worsened for the Jews. In spite of the Nazi official's efforts, virtually the entire Jewish community survived the war.