Shanghai's Jewish Community Through the Centuries

Shanghai's Jewish Community Through the Centuries

From wealthy merchants to persecuted refugees, the Jewish Community in Shanghai witnessed its own set of trials and triumphs during its fascinating history. This walking tour will visit the climax of that history, when over 40,000 Jews fled to Shanghai to escape persecution prior to and during WWII, only to face a new set of challenges once the Japanese took control of Shanghai, confining the refugess within a Jewish Ghetto.
Now 80 years later, on this walking tour we will dive into the fascinating lives of this little-known community and experience the legacy that this embattled community has imprinted on Shanghai.

Highlights of the tour:
XiaHai Buddist Temple
Ti Lan Qiao Prison
Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum
Mascot Roof Garden
White Horse Café
Ayi Milk tea for snack break
Zhoushan Road Architecture Cluster
Huoshan Memorial Park

It operates at 15:30pm every Saturday & Sunday
Meeting Point: Exit 1 of Tilanqiao Metro Station (Line 12)
Address:Corner of Changyang Road and Haimen Road

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Tilanqiao, Tilanqiao, Shanghai

We will start at exit 1 of Tilanqiao subway station, line 12.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Xiahai Temple, No.73 Kunming Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai China

Firstly, we visit Xiahai Temple, aimed at worshiping the city god, located in a remote location very few tourists visit but which is full of local worshipers. Here, you’ll have the amazing opportunity to learn about the role this Buddhist temple plays within the previously largely Jewish Shanghai Ghetto.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum, 62 Changyang Road, Shanghai China

Jewish Refugees Museum is commemorative site of the former Ohel Moishe Synagogue, where refugees once gathered for religious activities despite being threatened with prison. The museum features documents, photographs, films and other personal items documenting people’s day-to-day lives at the time.

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Huoshan Road, Huo Shan Lu, Hongkou Qu, Shanghai Shi, China

There are so many traces left by Jewish people in the 1940s.

Duration: 15 minutes