Remembering Howard Elias of the Jewish Historical Society of Hong Kong

I was saddened to hear of the death of Howard Elias, a very active member of the Jewish Historical Society of Hong Kong, a crazy cinema fan and always a fascinating guy to chat with. Howard would correspond with me regularly about some character or other buried in Hong Kong’s Jewish cemetery – a particular research interest of his. If they ended up in Hong Kong by way of Shanghai he’d get in touch searching for scuttlebutt. He was always grateful for any tips and graciously shared any knowledge he had of use to others. He’ll be seriously missed.