Innere Stadt in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)
Feng Shan Ho
1901-1997
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2017
1. Feng Shan Ho Marker
Von diesem Gebäude aus rettete Dr. Feng Shan Ho, Chinas Generalkonsul zu Wien, in den Jahren 1938 und 1939 nach dem Anschluss und der sogenannten Reichskristallnacht tausende Juden. Sich den Befehlen seiner Vorgesetzten widersetzend stellte er Visa nach Shanghai aus, um Juden vor der Ermordung durch die zu bewahren. Für sein außerordentlich mutiges Handeln wurde er im Jahr 2000 durch den Staat Israel posthüm als GERECHTER UNTER DEN VÖLKERN geehrt.
一九零一年至一九九七年
一九三八及一九三九 年時任中國駐維也納 總領事何鳳山博士於 德奧合併與水晶之夜 等反猶太迫害暴行之 後於此榫拯教數千餘 一名猶太人何鳳山傅士 ·抗命給予猶太難民簽
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表．現一非凡人道． 際一無義人！去， 乃以色刊國朴二零零零年 追授何鳳山博士榮譽稱號
Erected 2015.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 48° 12.125′ N, 16° 22.597′ E. Marker is
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2017
2. Feng Shan Ho Marker - Wide View
The marker is visible here, a little to the left of the hood of the van.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Erwin Schrödinger (within shouting distance of this marker); Lise Meitner (within shouting distance of this marker); Franz Schubert (within shouting distance of this marker); Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850 - 1937) (within shouting distance of this marker); Die "Grosse Strasse" / The "Great Road" (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Palais Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor / Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor (about 150 meters away); Gustav Mahler (about 150 meters away); Leonard Bernstein (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wien.
More about this marker. The marker is mounted to the back side of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, facing Beethovenplatz.
The Anschluss was Germany's annexation of Austria in March, 1938, with the significance for Austrian Jews being that they were now subject to persecution by the Nazi Regime. The Kristallnacht pogrom was an act of state-sponsored terrorism directed at Jews that took place on November 9-10, 1938, with Jews, their businesses and synagogues violently attacked. In Vienna alone, some 95 synagogues were destroyed that night.
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3. 何鳳山 (Feng Shan Ho)
1. Ho Feng Shan: The ‘Chinese Schindler’ who saved thousands of Jews. 2015 CNN article by Wayne Chang. “When the Nazis confiscated the premises that housed the [Chinese] embassy because it was owned by a Jew, Ho opened a new office with his own money to continue the rescue. ‘It was totally in character,’ says Manli Ho, daughter of the late diplomat, who has been researching her father's story for some ten years. ‘That is the kind of person he was—very principled, straightforward, and has integrity.’” (Submitted on October 1, 2017.)
2. The International Righteous Person Ho Fengshan (YouTube, CCTV English, 6 mins.).
3. Feng Shan Ho—ROC Diplomat. Another six minute video:
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 932 times since then and 89 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week November 5, 2017. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on November 4, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
