The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shanghai/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Shanghai | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shanghai/ 32 32 Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113 https://www.timesofisrael.com/rose-girone-worlds-oldest-holocaust-survivor-dies-at-113/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:43:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3490564 Born in Poland, her family moved to Hamburg; in 1939 she fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, where she credits knitting as helping save her family before they moved to the US

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]]> Historical fiction novel about real-life Chinese rescuer of Jews sparks controversy https://www.timesofisrael.com/historical-fiction-novel-about-real-life-chinese-rescuer-of-jews-sparks-controversy/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:45:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2952123 The daughter of Ho Feng-Shan, a Vienna-based diplomat who in WWII issued thousands of illicit exit visas to Shanghai, protests the blurring of fact and fiction in 'Night Angels'

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]]> China detains protesters, BBC journalist in crackdown on rare public demonstrations https://www.timesofisrael.com/china-detains-protesters-bbc-journalist-in-crackdown-on-rare-public-demonstrations/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:31:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2884310 Activists call for political freedoms, claim strict virus lockdowns hampered response to deadly blaze in Urumqi; protests not seen since 1989 pro-democracy movement

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]]> China crowds angered by COVID lockdowns call for leader Xi to step down https://www.timesofisrael.com/china-crowds-angered-by-covid-lockdowns-call-for-leader-xi-to-step-down/ Sun, 27 Nov 2022 18:53:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2883804 Police forcibly clear demonstrators who chant against powerful president in financial capital Shanghai; street protests erupt in several cities and reported at 50 universities

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]]> Surprisingly low Shanghai COVID death toll spurs questions of government cover-up https://www.timesofisrael.com/surprisingly-low-shanghai-covid-death-toll-spurs-questions-of-government-cover-up/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:51:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2749844 City of 25 million only reports 25 coronavirus deaths despite major outbreak in recent months; Chinese authorities use less transparent, inconsistent methods of tallying statistics

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]]> New strict COVID regulations in Far East push Jewish communities to adapt creatively https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-strict-covid-regulations-in-far-east-push-jewish-communities-to-adapt-creatively/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:34:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2729365 As the pandemic achieves some normalcy in North America after two years, Asia’s ‘zero COVID’ countries are in their third year -- and a new wave

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]]> Daily Briefing Feb. 24: David Horovitz on failure of diplomacy in Russo-US struggle https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-feb-24-david-horovitz-on-failure-of-diplomacy-in-russo-us-struggle/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:56:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2708325 Times of Israel editor speaks about the complex geopolitical history behind Russian invasion; Tal Schneider reports from Greece; Aaron Boxerman dives into Shanghai-posting scandal

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]]> In first for Arab woman, Meretz MK appointed Israeli Consul General in Shanghai https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-for-arab-woman-meretz-mk-appointed-israeli-consul-general-in-shanghai/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:26:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2706993 'It is a great privilege to be the first Arab woman to serve in such a senior diplomatic role,' says Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi; move seen as also shoring up coalition stability

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]]> A Holocaust survivor spent her 110th birthday knitting – a craft key to her survival https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-holocaust-survivor-spent-her-110th-birthday-knitting-a-craft-key-to-her-survival/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:42:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2693508 Rose Girone fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, where her ability to knit didn't just keep her family from starvation - her professional colleagues also gave her the strength to go on

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]]> Expanded Shanghai museum highlights China’s role as safe haven during Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/expanded-shanghai-museum-highlights-chinas-role-as-safe-haven-during-holocaust/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:10:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2476118 Chinese authorities eager to draw attention to the 20,000 European Jews who escaped Nazi atrocities by sheltering in the city, where they remained throughout the war

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]]> As virus ravages Asia, Jews carry on through faith in God and fellow man https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-virus-ravages-asia-jews-carry-on-through-faith-in-god-and-fellow-man/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:56:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2259737 Despite longstanding measures to maintain distance, communities across China, Japan, and Korea manage to still come together -- and are even planning for communal Passovers

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]]> How a Jewish doctor helped form backbone of revolutionary China’s medical system https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-jewish-doctor-helped-form-backbone-of-revolutionary-chinas-medical-system/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:02:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2121793 As the Chinese army turns 92, government continues to remember Dr. Jakob Rosenfeld, a Marxist and Holocaust refugee who fled to Shanghai and started a medical school

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]]> Last Chabad yeshiva student to survive Holocaust via Shanghai dies at 100 https://www.timesofisrael.com/last-chabad-yeshiva-student-to-survive-holocaust-via-shanghai-dies-at-100/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 02:44:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2033935 Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Landa had been granted visa by Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara

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]]> Has Israel made a huge mistake letting a Chinese firm run part of Haifa port? https://www.timesofisrael.com/has-israel-make-a-huge-mistake-letting-a-chinese-firm-run-part-of-haifa-port/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:08:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1982596 'Why did we do it? I don't know, but we needed someone to operate our ports quickly,' says official, amid fears Beijing's potential intelligence gathering could keep US navy away

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]]> In new film, survivors recall placid WWII days in the safe harbor of Shanghai https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-film-survivors-recall-placid-wwii-days-in-the-safe-harbor-of-shanghai/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 05:59:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1827132 Showing in LA on April 29, 'Above the Drowning Sea' documents the individual kindnesses in faraway China that saved 20,000 European Jews from Hitler's killing machine

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