Ellen Chaim, who later changed her name to Ellen Kracko, received this teddy bear when she was 2 years old. Whenever the topic arises, Lindenstraus tells the story of how his family fled Germany and traveled to Shanghai in 1939 to escape the Holocaust. After Japan fully occupied Shanghai, all schools in the city were obligated to teach Japanese, and …
A picture of Ellen Kracko taken during her time living in Shanghai. Returning for first time Some 33 years later, in the late 1970s, Lindenstraus returned to Shanghai for the first time with his son. When he returned to his boyhood residence, an old Chinese lady living next door came out and said, "Ah, I remember him." Lindenstraus said his …
