In this decade, the exhibits were mainly photographs and pictures, showing the basic history and everyday-life of the Shanghai-landers. While there had been volunteer guides in the museum, they were mostly old residents in Tilanqiao who had witnessed the history. The target audience of the synagogue were mostly foreigners, whereas domestic audience was a concern. Little if any ideological and political investigations were made in the synagogue, which mainly served the purpose of commemoration and reception than publicity. As a result, the history of Shanghai-landers represented at this initial stage in the Moses Synagogue was closest to the memories of the Shanghai-landers than at any other stages. In terms of content, “misfortune” was the main theme of the
In this decade, the exhibits were mainly photographs and pictures, showing the basic history and everyday-life of the Shanghai-landers. While there had been volunteer guides in the museum, they were mostly old residents in Tilanqiao who had witnessed the history. The target audience of the synagogue were mostly foreigners, whereas domestic audience was a concern. Little if any ideological and political investigations were made in the synagogue, which mainly served the purpose of commemoration and reception than publicity. As a result, the history of Shanghai-landers represented at this initial stage in the Moses Synagogue was closest to the memories of the Shanghai-landers than at any other stages. In terms of content, “misfortune” was the main theme of the