Document Type
Oral History
Publication Date
4-19-1989
Abstract
Copyright Steve Hochstadt. This transcript is provided for individual research purposes only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: Steve Hochstadt, c/o The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.
Recommended Citation
Hochstadt, Steve, "Leonof, George oral history interview" (1989). Shanghai Jewish Oral History Collection. 39.
https://scarab.bates.edu/shanghai_oh/39
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Scope and Content Note
George Leonof was born to a Russian Jewish family in 1915 in Manchuria. The family moved to Shanghai in 1922 and Leonof attended the British-run Shanghai Public School. He became a newspaper reporter with the China Press. After World War II, he worked for TASS in Shanghai and Beijing. In 1951, Leonof emigrated to Israel and continued as a reporter with the Jerusalem Post. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife, Rita, who was also raised in Shanghai.