US exhibition honors China's help to Jewish refugees

LOS ANGELES－An exhibition in a Los Angeles museum focuses on a virtually unknown chapter in Shanghai's storied history and the Jewish diaspora, and explores the history of Jews in China.

"Hidden History: Recounting the Shanghai Jewish Story", which is on show from April to this weekend, is a must-see exhibit at Holocaust Museum LA.

Jordanna Gessler, vice-president of education and exhibits at the museum, explained in a recent interview how "Shanghai became an unlikely refuge for 20,000 Jewish refugees" who were able to find a safe haven in China, particularly during the perilous 1930s and 1940s when the Nazi regime was bent on their annihilation.