Many children of Jewish refugees were born in China. All of these children knew how to speak German and English, but few learned Chinese. (Arthur Rothstein)
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Arthur Rothstein (July 17, 1915 – November 11, 1985) was an American prominent photojournalist.
The topics of Arthur Rothstein ranged from social issues, daily life, politics, sport to war scenarios, informing and entertaining millions of readers in the United States.
In 1940 Arthur Rothstein joined the US Army as a photographer in the Signal Corps.
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His military assignment took Arthur to Asia. After his discharge from the military in 1945, he remained in China working as chief photographer for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
He documented the survivors of the Holocaust in the Hongkew ghetto of Shanghai and the Great Famine.
Jews from Europe immigrated to Shanghai in the late 1930s and early 1940s escaping from Nazi Germany. Shanghai did not have restrictions on immigration, and some Chinese diplomats such as Ho Feng Shan issued “protective” passports.
Source: American Library of Congress, Wikipedia, International Center of Photography, cbc.ca
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