Take me under your wings
Be mother and sister to me
May your lap be a shelter for my head
A nest for my desolated prayers
I pray for peace and humanity.
A friend mentioned to me yesterday that there is a Jewish Refugees Museum in Hongkou (虹口). While I was familiar with this chapter of history, I had no idea there was a museum dedicated to it. Intrigued, I decided to visit it today.
The Chinese were not prejudiced against Jews. I am proud of the openness and tolerance of my countrymen. However, the friend I mentioned earlier remarked that this might be because the Jews are white. Hmm, that made me pause for deep thought.
这是一本20世纪初德国在华传教士Wendt女士的日记,由一个朋友偶然之间得到。他的同事,不知道是Wendt女士的孙辈还是重孙辈,在自家阁楼里发现了这本日记。
This is the diary of Ms. Wendt, a German missionary in China at the beginning of the 20th century, which a friend acquired by chance.
Over the years, I have been wanting to translate some interesting or meaningful excerpts from it into Chinese. Please follow this thread. I will use ChatGPT to translate, then proofread and polish the translations.