SHANGHAI’S Jewish community is planning to build a memorial park to commemorate the Jewish people who lived in the city in the 1930s and 40s, especially those who contributed to War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) and Liberation War, officials said yesterday.

The park will include a memorial wall with the names of Jewish residents and statues of doctors, military personnel and professors who helped China during the wars, Maurice Ohana, president of Shanghai Jewish Community said.

“The core idea is to let Jewish people in China come to the park to learn the history and mourn for their ancestors,” Ohana said.