HORST Eisfelder, a Holocaust survivor who sheltered in the Jewish ghetto in Shanghai during World War II, is being remembered for his comprehensive photography in the ghetto, which has created a record for posterity. Born in Berlin in 1925, Horst, 97, who passed away in Melbourne last month, fled Nazi Germany, arriving in Shanghai with his parents in 1938. Emigrating to Australia after the war, Horst became a longtime member of the Progressive shule now known as Etz Chayim. Samples of his comprehensive photographic archive are featured in the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum, located in Hongkou. In response, Horst reflected that recording the Jewish sojourn in Shanghai in words and photography was “my hobby … I never expected to be honoured for it”.

Source: Ethiopian News June 03, 2023 21:15 UTC