Shanghai was one of the largest destinations of inhabitancy in those years all round the world. Currently, some historical heritages are available when you walking around the Hongkou District in Shanghai.

Toady, more and more Shanghai Jewish refugees and their offspring came to Shanghai to visit the former residence and the stories of their forefathers. In the meantime, the worldwide visitors taking an interest in the history of massacre and Jewish culture are longing for learning more about the touching stories how the Shanghai residents saved and helped these Jewish Refugees as well as how these Jewish people lived in Shanghai. 

During the Second World War, Nazi Germany implemented the anti-Jew policy that they dispelling and eliminating Jews. A large number of Euro-Jews were forced to move out their European residence and seek for the temporary inhabitancies. At that time, Shanghai was the only place without needing visa and treasure guarantee. Therefore, Shanghai became the residence. The earliest Jewish group in Shanghai was Sephardi Jews, and then Russian Jews, finally the Jews coming to Shanghai with the largest number were those who coming from Europe, most of them got to Shanghai by Italian ships. 

The climax of Jewish ingoing occurred in 1938 and 1939, and the majority of them lived in the lanes of Changyang Road, Zhoushan Road, Tangshan Road, Houshan Road, Gaoyang Road and Pingliang Road. During the world war two, more than 30,000 Jewish Refugees from German and areas occupied by German were accepted by Shanghai in succession. Among them, hundreds of people went to other countries via Shanghai. 

Ohel Moshe Synagogue, located on the Chang-Yang Road is a red-brick house with three floors. There are the traditional style arches decorated on the doors and windows. A symbol of Judaism-David Six-star is above. The ground floor is a praying hall was used by Russian Jews for remembering their leader in this community Moshe Gatlinburg. So it is named Moshe Synagogue. As the increase of inbound Jewish refugees, Ohel Moshe Synagogue was removed to No.62 on Changyang Road. It is also called Hua-De-Road Synagogue which the Jews considered as the center of religionary behaviors. On the third floor, some rare pictures are displayed in it. It is the historical document exhibition hall. For instance, on the passports that Germany gave the Jewish Refugees, the destination that Jews should go was changed to be Shanghai from Iraq. He Fengshan as Chinese consul general in Vienna of Austria gave Austrian Jews 1900 vital visas from May to October in 1938. He was called Chinese Schindler, today this is the Museum of Shanghai Jewish Refugees. 

In Huoshan Park, the Ceremony Tablet of Jewish Refugee’s Inhabitancy during WWII was erected by the government of Hongkou District in 1994. At that time, the Shanghai Jews used to take rest here. In 1940s, two significant political movements happened here. The NO.119 and NO.121 buildings opposite the Huoshan Park is double-gate building with three floors. The red and black brick walls and the arch windows are featured of the western style. This is the place of the branch of Jew-America Joint Committee on Relief Assistance (JDC for short) in Shanghai, which once provided lots of helps to Jews in Shanghai. 

In the recent years, the Jews from different countries visited Shanghai successively. After the establishment of diplomatic relation, the Former Israeli President, Former Ministers of Foreign affairs Shimon Peres visited Shanghai successively. On 14 October 1993, the former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin visited Ohel Moshe Synagogue and wrote his feelings on the note like this: Jews got the shelter from Shanghai people when Jews were slaughtered and dispelled by Nazi and they led a vagrant life all round the world. Jewish people, Israeli government and I deeply thank you sincerely for your help.