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A research on changes in the situation of Shanghai Jewish refugees after the establishment of the "Shanghai Ghetto" in 1943

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K01012
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-related
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

Sekine Maho  立命館大学, 衣笠総合研究機構, プロジェクト研究員 (20708698)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords東洋史 / 中国近現代史 / ユダヤ離散史 / 日本植民地史 / 上海外国人史
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to escape Nazi persecution, 20,000 Jewish refugees resettled in war-time Shanghai. They lived through the war in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, and after the war, they resettled in the U.S. and Israel. This research asks about Japan's policy towards them, and as a means to do that, presents the history of Shanghai’s Jewish refugees classified into two time periods; prior to and during the "Shanghai Ghetto" that Japan settled in 1943.
Doing so, revealed that the grounds for this narrative come entirely from Japan’s policies on Jewish people prior to the Pacific War, including the Japanese Jewish Policy Program of 1938, which indicated Japan’s policy of treating Jews the same as other foreign nationals, and the way of life in Shanghai’s Jewish district “Little Vienna,” where the residents had been able to enjoy freedom.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

上海に移住してきたユダヤ人は、結果的に日本占領下で、失うはずの命をつなぐことができた。この事実から日本では、「上海のユダヤ避難民は日本が救出・保護した」という言説が、2000年代初頭に定着した。
しかしその後の上海ユダヤ避難民の歴史研究から新たな事実が見えてきた。また、本研究が、「上海ゲットー」の前と後を比較することによって、上海のユダヤ人の生活状況が一変したことを提示した。さらに本研究は、戦後におけるユダヤ人の国外移住の経緯にまで考察対象を広げた。この「上海ゲットー」以降の時代を考慮するならば、「上海のユダヤ避難民は日本が救出・保護した」という言説もおのずと限界が見えてくることがわかった。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 「戦時上海のユダヤ避難民は日本が救出・保護したのか?――2000年代初頭に定着した言説の再考察2021

    • Author(s)
      関根真保
    • Journal Title

      ナマール(港)

      Volume: 25 Pages: 28-43

    • NAID

      40022500547

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 上海ユダヤ人の戦後-「待合室」上海から、「目的地」アメリカへ2019

    • Author(s)
      関根真保
    • Journal Title

      アジア遊学236 上海の戦後-人びとの模索・越境・記憶

      Volume: 236 Pages: 93-104

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 戦時上海のユダヤ人を救ったのは日本だったのか2020

    • Author(s)
      関根真保
    • Organizer
      神戸・ユダヤ文化研究会2020年度第一回文化講座
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 戦後上海のユダヤ人2018

    • Author(s)
      関根真保
    • Organizer
      日本上海史研究会例会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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