這一繫列采訪記，發掘了不少獨家的記憶――猶太人的、上海人的上海記憶。

麥克布魯門撒爾，知名的上海猶太難民、美國前財政部長；拉賓，諾貝爾和平獎得主、以色列前總理；渡堂海，猶太難民後裔、上海世博會以色列國家館總設計師……他們，有著怎樣動人的回憶？

猶太難民的精神家園摩西會堂被修繕，當年的歷史印跡大西洋咖啡館店招被保護，上海猶太難民紀念館從無到有、不斷充實為一座國際性展館……我們，怎樣珍惜那一段患難之情？

維也納白馬咖啡館的愛情故事如何催生同名歌劇？“上海猶太人”又如何在虹口復制同名咖啡館？

猶太難民與上海黃包車的緣分，如何綿延70 餘年至今？

“上海奇跡”如何傳到聯合國，“上海故事”又如何感動美國國會山？

猶太難民與上海的故事，須得轉化為歷史的意識和民族的記憶，“和平、友善、包容”的精神纔可能延續，這片土地纔會充滿希望。這便是“上海記憶”的意義。

Foreword

This series of interviews deals with some fascinating stories ― memories of Shanghai that are unique to its Jewish population and the city’s locals.

Michael Blumenthal, the best-known Jewish refugee in Shanghai, and also a former US Secretary of the Treasury; Rabin, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Prime Minister of Israel; Haim Dotan, a descendant of Jewish refugees and chief designer of the Israeli National Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo … what touching memories do all these prominent figures have of Shanghai?

Moshe Synagogue, the spiritual home of Jewish refugees, has been renovated, and the sign of the historical Café Atlantic has been preserved. The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum, after starting from scratch, is gradually turning itself into an international exhibition hall ― how shall we cherish this relic of brotherhood in adversity?

How did the love story in the Vienna White Horse Café lead to the birth of an opera of the same name? And how did the “Shanghai Jews” replicate the café in Hongkou District?

How has the link between Jewish refugees and Shanghai rickshaws remained alive for more than seven decades, until the present day?

How did the “Shanghai miracle” spread its fame to the United Nations, and manage to impress the whole world/Capitol Hill?

It is only when the stories of Jewish refugees in Shanghai enter historical consciousness and are sealed in the memory of the nation that the spirit of “peace, kindness and understanding” can be fully expressed. This is the essence of “Shanghai Memories.”