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During the Holocaust (1933-1945), China became a safe haven for some Jewish refugees escaping Nazi persecution. Focused in Shanghai, the refugees included some 2,100 Polish Jews, approximately 4,000 Russian Jews, and more than 17,000 German and Austrian Jews. Explore more resources related to China during the Holocaust. 

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A Jewish refugee family prepares food with rations provided by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). [LCID: 66382]
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A Jewish refugee family prepares food
Jewish refugees line up to receive food provided by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) after the war. [LCID: 71622]
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Aid to refugees in Shanghai
Typed announcement in black ink.
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American propaganda announcement
A white armband with red borders on the top and bottom. Text is printed in the center in both Chinese and English. The English text reads, 'Foreign P-A-O Chia Vigilance Corps P-A-O'.
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Armband for "Foreign Pao Chia Vigilance Corps Pao"
German Jewish refugees disembark in the port of Shanghai, one of the few places without visa requirements. [LCID: 00935]
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Arriving in Shanghai
After the Anschluss (German annexation of Austria), Austrian Jewish refugees disembark from the Italian steamship "Conte Verde." [LCID: 44206]
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Austrian refugees arrive in Shanghai
Five round handmade Boy Scout badges. Each badge has a maroon background with an embroidered symbol on the front. Two have red crosses, two have tents, and one has two crisscrossed white and blue flags embroidered on them.
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Boy Scout badges
Jewish refugees in Shanghai look for names of relatives and friends who may have survived the war. [LCID: 66385]
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Fate of relatives
German Jewish refugee Erwin Eisfelder stands outside Cafe Louis on Ward Road. [LCID: 27187]
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German Jewish refugee Erwin Eisfelder in Shanghai
Illustrated Japanese matchbook cover
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Matchbox cover with Japanese propaganda illustration
Illustrated Japanese matchbook cover
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Matchbox cover with Japanese propaganda illustration
Illustrated Japanese matchbook cover
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Matchbox cover with Japanese propaganda illustration
Illustrated Japanese matchbook cover
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Matchbox cover with Japanese propaganda illustration
Yellowed page of printed Torah written in Hebrew with black ink.
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Mishneh Torah
Printed newspaper article with a large black and white photograph
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North-China Daily News photo showing Jewish Refugees in Shanghai, China
Front page of newspaper with triumphant V illustration surrounded by allied flags.
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Our Life newspaper: Allied victory

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