From 1933 to 1941, Shanghai became a modern-day "Noah's Ark" accepting thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust in Europe. In the designated area for stateless refugees in Tilanqiao area of Shanghai, about 20,000 Jewish refugees lived harmoniously with local citizens, overcoming numerous difficulties together. By the time the Second World War ended in 1945, most of the Jewish refugees had survived. Jony Markman, one of the last survivors of the Jewish refugees in Shanghai told us his story.
