Jerusalem – The Consulate General of Israel in Shanghai released a public service video on Wednesday to thank Shanghai for helping Jews during World War II.
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The short film, shot in Israel, features hundreds of Israelis holding signs saying “Thank You” in Chinese to express gratitude to Shanghai and Chinese people for shelter and their friendship during that time.
Some Israelis in the video are former refugees who grew up in Shanghai, and in the video, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also expresses thanks to Chinese people.
Among those were many Mir yeshiva families including Reb Dovid Kronglas Z”L and Reb Binyomin Steinberg Z”L.
There is a full-page ad in one of the NY Haredi weeklies that an organization or company can help Jews who escaped to Shanghai during the war be compensated from the Germans. The organization/company is do this for a 15 percent cut. What a shame.