HistoryFebruary 18, 1943
Japan Designates a Restricted Zone in Shanghai
On this day, February 18, 1943, Japanese authorities in occupied Shanghai ordered stateless refugees, most of them Jews, into a designated area of Hongkou.
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History9 or 10 June 1977 (rescue day uncertain)
The Yuvali Rescues 66 Vietnamese Refugees
In mid-June 1977 the Israeli freighter Yuvali took 66 Vietnamese refugees aboard in the South China Sea. Contemporaneous JTA dated the rescue 9 June; a later reconstruction dates it 10 June. The group reached Israel on 27 June after Menachem Begin offered asylum.
Historyafter November 1938
Jewish Refugees Begin Reaching Shanghai after Kristallnacht
After November 1938, Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria began reaching Shanghai in large numbers. The movement followed Kristallnacht and is not dated as a single landing day.