Artist searches for former nanny in Shanghai
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="over">over</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nanny">nanny</span>, <span word="playmates">playmates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>.</p><p><span word="Max">Max</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="acclaimed">acclaimed</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nanny">nanny</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Max">Max</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="psychedelic">psychedelic</span> <span word="shapes">shapes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poster">poster</span> <span word="designs">designs</span>.</p><p><span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="Finkelstein">Finkelstein</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1937. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Salla">Salla</span> <span word="Finkelstein">Finkelstein</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1938, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hongkou">Hongkou</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1949.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="nanny">nanny</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Finkelstein">Finkelstein</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> 3," <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>. "<span word="She">She</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span>."</p><p><span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nanny">nanny</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hugging">hugging</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="freely">freely</span>.</p><p><span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nanny">nanny</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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