Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
In Hongkou's Tilanqiao historic district: from 1933 to 1941 Shanghai took in some 20,000 European Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, and the Tilanqiao 'ghetto' thus became known as 'Noah's Ark'
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-17:00
- Ticket
- CNY 20
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
In Hongkou's Tilanqiao historic district: from 1933 to 1941 Shanghai took in some 20,000 European Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, and the Tilanqiao 'ghetto' thus became known as 'Noah's Ark'. The core exhibition building, the Ohel Moshe Synagogue built in 1907, was then the religious center for the Jewish refugees; the museum tells this history through a wall of refugee names, historical photographs and recreated scenes of daily life. At the time Shanghai was one of the few cities in the world to admit Jewish refugees without a visa, and the museum has become an international memorial landmark visited by dignitaries from many countries.
Getting there: Metro Line 12, Tilanqiao Station
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