![German Jewish refugee Erwin Eisfelder stands outside Cafe Louis on Ward Road. [LCID: 27187]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/4d98eafa-956b-4a38-8860-621be8eb6873.jpg)
German Jewish refugee Erwin Eisfelder stands outside Cafe Louis on Ward Road. The cafe was named in honor of his father. It was a popular gathering place for refugees in Shanghai during the war years. Shanghai, China, ca. 1944.
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