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Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum

A moving memorial to the 20,000 Jewish refugees who found shelter in Shanghai during World War II.

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Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
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Why go

About Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum

Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is built around the historic Ohel Moshe Synagogue in the former Hongkou ghetto. Between 1933 and 1941, about 20,000 Jewish refugees fled to Shanghai, which accepted them without visas. The museum tells their stories through photographs, artifacts, and survivor testimony, including a wall engraved with 13,732 names.

It is a powerful reminder of Shanghai's wartime role as a sanctuary.

Make time for

Practical ideas, not a checklist

  1. 01Visit the restored Ohel Moshe Synagogue
  2. 02See the engraved wall listing 13
  3. 03732 refugee names
  4. 04Browse photographs and personal artifacts of refugees
  5. 05Learn about the history of the Hongkou ghetto
  6. 06Walk the surrounding lanes of the former refugee quarter

Good to know

Site
Ohel Moshe Synagogue, former Hongkou ghetto
History
About 20,000 Jewish refugees sheltered in Shanghai
Closed
Mondays
Ticket Notes
adults ¥20, students ¥10

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