Today we took a 4.5 hour tour/lecture on the history of Jews in Shanghai given by Dvir Bar-Gal, an Israeli journalist who has lived here for the last ten years. It was a facinating voyage into the past and a story that very few know about. Anyone visiting Shanghai should take this tour. We walked through what remains of the Jewish district & ghetto and toured the one remaining synagogue/museum open to the public and learned a great deal about the great wealth that was amassed by many of the Jewish traders as far back as early 1900. It was a full half day in sweltering 90 degree heat but we really enjoyed it.
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