What's on Your Mind

[Chase]

I've been doing research on how my ancestors lived when we were exiles living in Shanghai. My grandfather sadly passed away before I could ask him any questions on what it was like, and most of my family members said he was mostly haunted by the invasion. Very few Jews and Russians are alive today who remembered, but some have come forward with their stories, and some Chinese survivors as well. The story of Jews and Russians (and Russian Jews) living in China, and the terrible atrocity that the Chinese people faced in that time period, really helps me have a better prospective on life, and teaches lessons on suffering, survival, and tolerance.