Wikipedia's first sentence called it “museum commemorating the jewish refugees who lived in shanghai during world war ii after fleeing europe to esca”. Today it says “museum commemorating the jewish refugees who lived in shanghai after fleeing europe to escape nazi persecution”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Ohel Moshe Synagogue Traditional Chinese 摩西會堂 Simplified Chinese 摩西会堂 The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is a museum commemorating the Jewish refugees who lived in Shanghai during World War II after fleeing Europe to escape the Holocaust . It is located at the site of the former Ohel Moshe or Moishe Synagogue , in the Tilanqiao Historic Area of Hongkou district, Shanghai, People's Republic of China .1 The museum features documents, photographs, films, and personal items documenting the lives of some of the more than 20,000 Jewish residents of the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, better known as the Shanghai Ghetto , during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Ohel Moshe Synagogue Traditional Chinese 摩西會堂 Simplified Chinese 摩西会堂 The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is a museum commemorating the Jewish refugees who lived in Shanghai during World War II after fleeing Europe to escape the Holocaust . It is located at the former Ohel Moshe or Moishe Synagogue , in the Tilanqiao Historic Area of Hongkou district, Shanghai, China. The museum features documents, photographs, films, and personal items documenting the lives of some of the more than 20,000 Jewish residents of the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, better known as the Shanghai Ghetto , during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Museum and former synagogue Ohel Moshe Synagogue Simplified Chinese 摩西会堂 Traditional Chinese 摩西會堂 The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is a museum commemorating the Jewish refugees who lived in Shanghai during World War II after fleeing Europe to escape the Holocaust . It is located at the former Ohel Moshe or Moishe Synagogue , in the Tilanqiao Historic Area of Hongkou district, Shanghai, China. The museum features documents, photographs, films, and personal items documenting the lives of some of the more than 20,000 Jewish residents of the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, better known as the Shanghai Ghetto , during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Museum and former synagogue in Shanghai, China The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is a museum commemorating the Jewish refugees who lived in Shanghai during World War II after fleeing Europe to escape the Holocaust . It is located at the former Ohel Moshe or Moishe Synagogue , in the Tilanqiao Historic Area of Hongkou district, Shanghai, China. The museum features documents, photographs, films, and personal items documenting the lives of some of the more than 20,000 Jewish residents of the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, better known as the Shanghai Ghetto , during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “museum commemorating the jewish refugees who lived in shanghai during world war ii after fleeing europe to esca”. Today it says “museum commemorating the jewish refugees who lived in shanghai after fleeing europe to escape nazi persecution”. Read the current article and compare.
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museum commemorating the jewish refugees who lived in shanghai during world war ii after fleeing europe to esca
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museum commemorating the jewish refugees who lived in shanghai after fleeing europe to escape nazi persecution
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