The Battles of He Fengshan

He Fengshan

In the Yad Vashem museum of the Holocaust in Israel, a memorial plaque to He Fengshan stands quietly bathed in the light of Jerusalem, prominently engraved with the words, "The Chinese should never be forgotten." He Fengshan, born in 1909 in Yiyang, Hunan Province was a diplomat with the Republic of China. He became known as China's Oskar Schindler for saving countless lives by issuing thousands of visas to Jews in Nasi-occupied Austria. In 2001, he was awarded "Righteous Among Nations" by the Israeli government.