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A Jewish Girl in Shanghai
A Jewish Girl in Shanghai is a 2010 Chinese animated family film written by Wu Lin and based on his graphic novel of the same name.
A Jewish Girl in Shanghai is a 2010 Chinese animated family film written by Wu Lin and based on his graphic novel of the same name.
Aaron Avshalomov
Aaron Avshalomov (Аарон Авшалумов) (11 November 1894 in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Russia – 26 April 1965, New York) was a Russian-Chinese composer.
Aaron Avshalomov (Аарон Авшалумов) (11 November 1894 in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Russia – 26 April 1965, New York) was a Russian-Chinese composer.
Adolph Joffe
Adolph Abramovich Joffe was a Communist revolutionary, a Bolshevik politician and a Soviet diplomat of Karaite descent.
Adolph Abramovich Joffe was a Communist revolutionary, a Bolshevik politician and a Soviet diplomat of Karaite descent.
Aurel Stein
Sir Marc Aurel Stein KCIE, FBA was a Hungarian-British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia.
Sir Marc Aurel Stein KCIE, FBA was a Hungarian-British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia.
Baghdadi Jews
Baghdadi Jews, also known as Iraqi Jews, are Jewish emigrants from Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq, who fled religious persecution and formed immigrant communities in their new homelands.
Baghdadi Jews, also known as Iraqi Jews, are Jewish emigrants from Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq, who fled religious persecution and formed immigrant communities in their new homelands.
Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz
Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz, (1902–1979), was a member of the faculty of the Mirrer Yeshiva for more than 40 years, in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem, serving as Rosh yeshiva during its sojourn...
Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz, (1902–1979), was a member of the faculty of the Mirrer Yeshiva for more than 40 years, in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem, serving as Rosh yeshiva during its sojourn...
Charles K. Bliss
Charles K. Bliss was a chemical engineer and semiotician, inventor of Blissymbolics.
Charles K. Bliss was a chemical engineer and semiotician, inventor of Blissymbolics.
Chiune Sugihara
Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who served as Vice-Consul for the Empire of Japan in Lithuania.
Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who served as Vice-Consul for the Empire of Japan in Lithuania.
David Samuel Margoliouth
David Samuel Margoliouth was an orientalist.
David Samuel Margoliouth was an orientalist.
Eduard Glass
Eduard (Esra) Glass (born 1902 - died after 1980) was the Austrian chess master.
Eduard (Esra) Glass (born 1902 - died after 1980) was the Austrian chess master.
Edward Isaac Ezra
Edward Isaac Ezra was a wealthy Jewish businessman, who was the first Chinese-born member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, and who was at one time "one of the wealthiest foreigners in Shanghai".
Edward Isaac Ezra was a wealthy Jewish businessman, who was the first Chinese-born member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, and who was at one time "one of the wealthiest foreigners in Shanghai".
Elias David Sassoon
Elias David Sassoon was a businessman involved in trade in India and the Far East.
Elias David Sassoon was a businessman involved in trade in India and the Far East.
Ellis Kadoorie
Sir Ellis Kadoorie (1865–1922), philanthropist and member of the wealthy Baghdadian family that had large business interests in the Far East.
Sir Ellis Kadoorie (1865–1922), philanthropist and member of the wealthy Baghdadian family that had large business interests in the Far East.
Elly Kadoorie
Sir Elly Kadoorie, philanthropist and member of the wealthy Baghdadian Family that had large business interests in the Far East.
Sir Elly Kadoorie, philanthropist and member of the wealthy Baghdadian Family that had large business interests in the Far East.
Eva Sandberg
Eva Sandberg was a Jewish German photographer who took Soviet citizenship.
Eva Sandberg was a Jewish German photographer who took Soviet citizenship.
Franz Weidenreich
Franz Weidenreich (7 June 1873, Edenkoben, Germany- 11 July 1948, New York City U.S.) was a Jewish German anatomist and physical anthropologist who studied evolution.
Franz Weidenreich (7 June 1873, Edenkoben, Germany- 11 July 1948, New York City U.S.) was a Jewish German anatomist and physical anthropologist who studied evolution.
Friedrich Rosen
Friedrich Rosen or Fritz Rosen (Leipzig, August 30, 1856 – November 27, 1935 in Beijing) was a German Orientalist, diplomat and politician.
Friedrich Rosen or Fritz Rosen (Leipzig, August 30, 1856 – November 27, 1935 in Beijing) was a German Orientalist, diplomat and politician.
Ho Feng-Shan
Dr. Ho Feng-Shan born September 10, 1901, Yiyang, Hunan, China—died September 28, 1997, San Francisco, California, USA was a Chinese diplomat in Vienna who saved more than one thousand Jews, ris...
Dr. Ho Feng-Shan born September 10, 1901, Yiyang, Hunan, China—died September 28, 1997, San Francisco, California, USA was a Chinese diplomat in Vienna who saved more than one thousand Jews, ris...
Horace Kadoorie
Sir Horace Kadoorie, CBE (28 September 1902 - 22 April 1995) was a famous industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist.
Sir Horace Kadoorie, CBE (28 September 1902 - 22 April 1995) was a famous industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist.
Huang Chao
Huang Chao (, died 884) was the leader of the Huang Chao Rebellion (, 874-884), known in mainland China as the Huang Chao Revolution in China that seriously weakened the once mighty Tang Dynasty...
Huang Chao (, died 884) was the leader of the Huang Chao Rebellion (, 874-884), known in mainland China as the Huang Chao Revolution in China that seriously weakened the once mighty Tang Dynasty...
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln
Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln (Trebitsch-Lincoln Ignác, Ignaz Thimoteus Trebitzsch; 4 April, 1879 - 4 October, 1943) a Hungarian Jewish adventurer who spent parts of his life as a Pro...
Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln (Trebitsch-Lincoln Ignác, Ignaz Thimoteus Trebitzsch; 4 April, 1879 - 4 October, 1943) a Hungarian Jewish adventurer who spent parts of his life as a Pro...
Israel Epstein
Israel Epstein (April 20, 1915 in Warsaw, Poland – May 26, 2005 in Beijing, China, ; Russian: Израиль Эпштейн) was a naturalized Chinese journalist and author.
Israel Epstein (April 20, 1915 in Warsaw, Poland – May 26, 2005 in Beijing, China, ; Russian: Израиль Эпштейн) was a naturalized Chinese journalist and author.
Jacob of Ancona
"Jacob of Ancona" is the name that has been given to the supposed author of a book of travels, purportedly made by a scholarly Jewish merchant who wrote in vernacular Italian, an account of a tr...
"Jacob of Ancona" is the name that has been given to the supposed author of a book of travels, purportedly made by a scholarly Jewish merchant who wrote in vernacular Italian, an account of a tr...
Jakob Rosenfeld
Jakob Rosenfeld (1903-1952), more commonly known as General Luo, served as the Minister of Health in the 1947 Provisional Communist Military Government of China under Mao Zedong.
Jakob Rosenfeld (1903-1952), more commonly known as General Luo, served as the Minister of Health in the 1947 Provisional Communist Military Government of China under Mao Zedong.
Jakob Rudnik
Jakob Rudnik (24 March 1894–13 March 1963) was a Ukrainian-born agent for the Otdel Mezhdunarodny Sviasy (OMS), the Communist International's clandestine International Liaison Department.
Jakob Rudnik (24 March 1894–13 March 1963) was a Ukrainian-born agent for the Otdel Mezhdunarodny Sviasy (OMS), the Communist International's clandestine International Liaison Department.
Jewish settlement in Imperial Japan
The Jewish settlement in Imperial Japan involved the movement of Jews to and through Japan to its occupied areas of China shortly prior to and during World War II, coinciding with the Second Sin...
The Jewish settlement in Imperial Japan involved the movement of Jews to and through Japan to its occupied areas of China shortly prior to and during World War II, coinciding with the Second Sin...
Kaifeng Jews
The Kaifeng Jews are members of a small Jewish community in Kaifeng, in the Henan province of China who have assimilated into Chinese society while preserving some Jewish traditions and customs.
The Kaifeng Jews are members of a small Jewish community in Kaifeng, in the Henan province of China who have assimilated into Chinese society while preserving some Jewish traditions and customs.
Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie
Sir Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie, CBE (2 June 1899 in Hong Kong - 25 August 1993 in Hong Kong) was a famous industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist.
Sir Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie, CBE (2 June 1899 in Hong Kong - 25 August 1993 in Hong Kong) was a famous industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist.
Leo Hanin
Leo Hanin (born 20 November 1913, Vilnius) was a Zionist activist.
Leo Hanin (born 20 November 1913, Vilnius) was a Zionist activist.
Li Yu Ying
Dr. Li Yu Ying was a prominent Chinese scholar and president of Soochow University who served during World War II as an activist to promote rescue of Jews from the Nazis.
Dr. Li Yu Ying was a prominent Chinese scholar and president of Soochow University who served during World War II as an activist to promote rescue of Jews from the Nazis.
Ludwik Rajchman
Ludwik J. Rajchman (November 1, 1881, Warsaw - 1965, Chenu, Sarthe) was a Polish bacteriologist.
Ludwik J. Rajchman (November 1, 1881, Warsaw - 1965, Chenu, Sarthe) was a Polish bacteriologist.
Manfred Stern
Manfred Stern was a member of the GRU, Soviet military intelligence.
Manfred Stern was a member of the GRU, Soviet military intelligence.
Manya Reiss
Manya Reiss was an American Marxist-Leninist and a founding member of the Communist Party USA.
Manya Reiss was an American Marxist-Leninist and a founding member of the Communist Party USA.
Mark Gayn
Mark Gayn (died 1981) was an American left wing journalist and a Soviet spy.
Mark Gayn (died 1981) was an American left wing journalist and a Soviet spy.
Matthew Nathan
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan, GCMG was a British soldier and civil servant, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan, GCMG was a British soldier and civil servant, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland.
Mikhail Borodin
Mikhail Markovich Borodin was the alias of Mikhail Gruzenberg, a Comintern agent and Soviet arms dealer.
Mikhail Markovich Borodin was the alias of Mikhail Gruzenberg, a Comintern agent and Soviet arms dealer.
Morris Cohen (adventurer)
Morris Abraham "Two-Gun" Cohen (1887–1970) was a British mercenary of Jewish origin who became aide-de-camp to the Chinese leader Sun Yat-sen and a major-general in the Chinese army.
Morris Abraham "Two-Gun" Cohen (1887–1970) was a British mercenary of Jewish origin who became aide-de-camp to the Chinese leader Sun Yat-sen and a major-general in the Chinese army.
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster (November 27, 1898 – October 7, 1964), an economist with the United States War Production Board (WPB) during World War II, was the head of a large ring of Commu...
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster (November 27, 1898 – October 7, 1964), an economist with the United States War Production Board (WPB) during World War II, was the head of a large ring of Commu...
Noel Jacobs
Noel S. Jacobs (1898-1977) was the first and only commander of the Jewish Company of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.
Noel S. Jacobs (1898-1977) was the first and only commander of the Jewish Company of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.
Otto Schnepp
Otto Schnepp, an Austrian-American scientist.
Otto Schnepp, an Austrian-American scientist.
Pan Jun Shun
Pan Jun-Shun (Chinese language: 潘均順; 1889 – 1974), was the first Chinese national to be awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations for hiding and sheltering a Ukrainian Jewish girl during the...
Pan Jun-Shun (Chinese language: 潘均順; 1889 – 1974), was the first Chinese national to be awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations for hiding and sheltering a Ukrainian Jewish girl during the...
Paul Komor
Paul Komor was a Hungarian businessman and diplomat.
Paul Komor was a Hungarian businessman and diplomat.
Rene Rivkin
Rene Rivkin (6 June 1944 – 1 May 2005) was an Australian entrepreneur, investor, investment adviser, and stockbroker.
Rene Rivkin (6 June 1944 – 1 May 2005) was an Australian entrepreneur, investor, investment adviser, and stockbroker.
Salem Shaloam David
David Salem Shaloam was a Chinese convert to Judaism.
David Salem Shaloam was a Chinese convert to Judaism.
Sassoon family
The Sassoon family was an Indian-based, Iraqi Jewish family of international renown, descended from the famous Ibn Shoshans, one of the richest families of medieval Spain.
The Sassoon family was an Indian-based, Iraqi Jewish family of international renown, descended from the famous Ibn Shoshans, one of the richest families of medieval Spain.
Seishirō Itagaki
Seishirō Itagaki was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II and a War Minister.
Seishirō Itagaki was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II and a War Minister.
Serge Rubanraut
Serge Rubanraut (16 March 1948, Shanghai – 12 October 2008, Sydney) was an Australian chess master.
Serge Rubanraut (16 March 1948, Shanghai – 12 October 2008, Sydney) was an Australian chess master.
Shanghai Ghetto
The Shanghai ghetto, formally known as the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, was an area of approximately one square mile in the Hongkou District of Japanese-occupied Shanghai, to ...
The Shanghai ghetto, formally known as the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, was an area of approximately one square mile in the Hongkou District of Japanese-occupied Shanghai, to ...
Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement began originally as a purely British settlement.
The Shanghai International Settlement began originally as a purely British settlement.
Shanghai Russians
The Shanghai Russians were a sizable Russian diaspora that flourished in Shanghai, China between the World Wars.
The Shanghai Russians were a sizable Russian diaspora that flourished in Shanghai, China between the World Wars.
Sidney Rittenberg
Sidney Rittenberg is an American journalist, Chinese-English interpreter, and scholar who lived in China from 1944 to 1979.
Sidney Rittenberg is an American journalist, Chinese-English interpreter, and scholar who lived in China from 1944 to 1979.
Sidney Shapiro
Sidney Shapiro (born December 23, 1915) is an American author and translator who has lived in China since 1947.
Sidney Shapiro (born December 23, 1915) is an American author and translator who has lived in China since 1947.
Silas Aaron Hardoon
Silas Aaron Hardoon (1851 – 1931) was a wealthy businessman and well-known public figure in the city of Shanghai in the early 20th century.
Silas Aaron Hardoon (1851 – 1931) was a wealthy businessman and well-known public figure in the city of Shanghai in the early 20th century.
Stanisław Flato
Stanisław (Moishe) Flato (27 June 1910 – 1972) was a Polish army intelligence officer and diplomat.
Stanisław (Moishe) Flato (27 June 1910 – 1972) was a Polish army intelligence officer and diplomat.
Tadeusz Romer
Tadeusz Romer (born December 6, 1894 in Antonosz near Kaunas - March 23, 1978 in Montreal) was a Polish diplomat and politician.
Tadeusz Romer (born December 6, 1894 in Antonosz near Kaunas - March 23, 1978 in Montreal) was a Polish diplomat and politician.
Ursula Kuczynski
Ursula Maria Kuczynski (15 May 1907, Schöneberg, Prussia, German Empire – 7 July 2000, Berlin, Germany, also known as Ruth Werner, Ursula Beurton and Ursula Hamburger) was a Ge...
Ursula Maria Kuczynski (15 May 1907, Schöneberg, Prussia, German Empire – 7 July 2000, Berlin, Germany, also known as Ruth Werner, Ursula Beurton and Ursula Hamburger) was a Ge...
Victor Sassoon
Sir Ellice "Victor" Sassoon, 3rd Baronet, GBE was a businessman and hotelier from the Sassoon banking family.
Sir Ellice "Victor" Sassoon, 3rd Baronet, GBE was a businessman and hotelier from the Sassoon banking family.
W. Michael Blumenthal
Werner Michael Blumenthal (born January 3, 1926) served as United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Jimmy Carter from 1977-1979.
Werner Michael Blumenthal (born January 3, 1926) served as United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Jimmy Carter from 1977-1979.
Yaacov Liberman
Yaacov (Yana) Liberman (born 1923) is a Zionist politician and writer.
Yaacov (Yana) Liberman (born 1923) is a Zionist politician and writer.
Yisrael Mendel Kaplan
Rabbi Israel Mendel Kaplan or Yisrael Mendel Kaplan, known as "Reb Mendel" served as a teacher in the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago and in the Philadelphia Yeshiva to many of...
Rabbi Israel Mendel Kaplan or Yisrael Mendel Kaplan, known as "Reb Mendel" served as a teacher in the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago and in the Philadelphia Yeshiva to many of...
Zhao Yingcheng
Zhao Yingcheng 赵映乘 (Hebrew name: Moshe ben Abram; 1619–1657?) was a mandarin in China during the Ming dynasty and a Jew.
Zhao Yingcheng 赵映乘 (Hebrew name: Moshe ben Abram; 1619–1657?) was a mandarin in China during the Ming dynasty and a Jew.