Shliach Distributes Masks for Elderly in Shanghai

On Monday, Rabbi Shalom Greenberg, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Shanghai, donned a face mask and went to the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum, to give them 10,000 masks to distribute to the elderly Chinese population in the historic Hongkou area, known during WWII as the “Jewish Ghetto.”

“We are honored to be able to help wonderful people who helped our people at a time of dire need,” Rabbi Greenberg said. “Last week, the world commemorated 75 years of the liberation of the death camps. At that time, tens of thousands of Jewish people found refuge in Shanghai, specifically in this exact area!”

“This is a small expression of gratitude to the Chinese people for their friendship and support,” Rabbi Greenberg said.

Rabbi Greenberg called on the international community to join the effort and help the elderly and infirm have easy access to the supplies they need during this time.

“The masks are crucial to allow the elderly the mobility to organize their everyday needs,” he said.

With the larger population taking great care and precautions, supplies are low. These masks came from a Chabad sponsor overseas.

The staff of the museum and additional volunteers will be going door to door to distribute the masks, so that the elderly and infirm need not endanger themselves by standing in line in cold weather, and at a time when gatherings can be potentially unsafe during an epidemic of this proportion.

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