A SHANGHAI museum exhibition recounting the history of Jewish refugees who found a haven in the city during World War II will be part of next year’s New York observances of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.

For Jerry Lindenstraus, one of those refugees, the history is a living memory. The 85-year-old, now living in New York, arrived with his family in Shanghai in 1939 after fleeing Nazi Germany. He was 10 years old. The family remained here for eight years.

“I will never forget my years in Shanghai and I have always been grateful to Shanghai and to the Chinese people,” Lindenstraus said at ceremonies opening the exhibition, entitled “Jewish Refugees and Shanghai,” in Washington on June 23.