Chinese diplomat honored for saving thousands of jews

Plaque in Vienna commemorates Feng Shan Ho's heroic deeds MANLI HO

On April 21, a bronze plaque was unveiled in Vienna, Austria to commemorate the heroism of a Chinese diplomat more than seven decades ago.

Feng Shan Ho, Chinese consul general to Vienna from 1938 to 1940, was one of the first foreign diplomats to save Jews from the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Europe. It was only after his death in 1997 that the story of his humanitarian feat - buried for six decades - finally came to light. In July 2000, Israel bestowed the title of Righteous Among the Nations, one of its highest honors, on Ho "for his humanitarian courage" in the rescue of Jews.