CHICAGO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A concert commemorating Chinese and Jewish friendship in World War II was held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago on Sunday afternoon, with music by both Western and Chinese composers. Staged by American Music Festivals and the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, "Tolerance and Exotism: A Concert of Jewish and Chinese Friendship" highlighted "the remarkable story of Chinese tolerance for Jews escaping the Holocaust," said Philip Simmons, founder and artistic director of American Music Festivals. During World War II, many Jewish composers escaped to the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai and were readily accepted,...
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