About Your Museum Trip and Report in april 2014 4/7 To go to the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum on your own http://www.shanghaijews.org.cn/english/ Address: 62 Changyang road (near Zhoushan Rd. and the closet Metro Station is Line 4 Dalian Rd. You could take Line 10 to exchange at Hailun Rd. Station) 4/14 Lecture on Self-Strengthening Movement and Japanese Influer 4/21 Paper due/ presentation on your museum trip ( late paper and presentation are not acceptable electronic form is not acceptable please print out your paper instead of email) Your first Response Paper is also due on April 21st the same day as your presentation the content of paper needs to be related to the documentary video( shanghai Ghetto) and what you have seen in Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. a good academic paper needs to contain 1) A topic/theme and a proper title reflecting the theme of your paper 2)Main arguments which based on the interpretation of primary sources(you can use the reading Voices of Shanghai, and take notes of the exhibition of the museum; web sources are acceptable if they are primary sources -and all sources need to be quoted cited in a major academic format e. g. MLA, APA, etc.) 4 Fine language and scholarly style(please check the spelling and grammar before handing it in) Please also refer to the syllabus for the details of paper format (length, line space font, etc) From 1933 to 1941, Shanghai became a modern-day "Noah's Ark "accepting around 30,000 Jewish refugee 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. Dr. David Kranzler, a noted Holocaust historian, called it the "Miracle of Shanghai"and commented that within the Jewry's greatest tragedy, i.e. the Holocaust, there shone a few bright lights. Among the brightest of these is the Shanghai haven. In the"Tilanqiao Historic Area, the original features of the Jewish settlement are still well preserved. They are the only typical historic traces of Jewish refugee life inside China during the Second World War Shanghai Jewish Refugees museum The museum, located at 62 Changyang Road, Hongkou District, consists of three parts: the former site of Ohel Moshe Synagogue and two exhibition halls. It is an important component of the"Tilanqiao Historic Area"and serves as a witness commemorating the phase of history when the Jewish refugees lived in ShanghaiAbout Your Museum Trip and Report in April 2014 4/7 To go to the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum on your own http://www.shanghaijews.org.cn/english/ Address: 62 Changyang Road (near Zhoushan Rd., and the closet Metro Station is Line 4 Dalian Rd. You could take Line 10 to exchange at Hailun Rd. Station) 4/14 Lecture on Self-Strengthening Movement and Japanese Influence 4/21 Paper due / Presentation on your museum trip (late paper and presentation are not acceptable; electronic form is not acceptable, please print out your paper instead of email). Your first Response Paper is also due on April 21st, the same day as your presentation. The content of your paper needs to be related to the documentary video (Shanghai Ghetto) and what you have seen in the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. A good academic paper needs to contain: 1) A topic/theme and a proper title reflecting the theme of your paper. 2) Main arguments which based on the interpretation of primary sources (you can use the reading Voices of Shanghai, and take notes of the exhibition of the museum; web sources are acceptable if they are primary sources – and all sources need to be quoted/cited in a major academic format, e.g. MLA, APA, etc. ) 3) A correspondent conclusion. 4) Fine language and scholarly style (please check the spelling and grammar before handing it in). Please also refer to the syllabus for the details of paper format (length, line space, font, etc). ===================== From 1933 to 1941, Shanghai became a modern-day “Noah’s Ark” accepting around 30,000 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. Dr. David Kranzler, a noted Holocaust historian, called it the “Miracle of Shanghai” and commented that within the Jewry’s greatest tragedy, i.e. the Holocaust, there shone a few bright lights. Among the brightest of these is the Shanghai haven. In the "Tilanqiao Historic Area”, the original features of the Jewish settlement are still well preserved. They are the only typical historic traces of Jewish refugee life inside China during the Second World War. I. Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum The museum, located at 62 Changyang Road, Hongkou District, consists of three parts: the former site of Ohel Moshe Synagogue and two exhibition halls. It is an important component of the “Tilanqiao Historic Area” and serves as a witness commemorating the phase of history when the Jewish refugees lived in Shanghai