Feng-Shan Ho Hero Essay

When you think of moral courage what's the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps you thought of someone gutsy and selfless, like a family member, someone famous, or maybe even a superhero. There were many people who performed courageous acts during the Holocaust such as Feng-Shan Ho. Ho is nothing short of a hero as his daring efforts saved over two thousand jews.
After the Kristallnacht, the situation became much more difficult for the near two hundred thousand Austrian Jews. The only way Jews could escape persecution from Nazis was to leave Europe. However, they had to provide proof of emigration,such as a visa from a foreign country, or a valid boat ticket. This proved challenging because thirty-one countries refused to accept Jewish immigrants. Ho had just the solution for this injustice; issuing visas to Jews in Vienna despite orders from his superior, using his status as the Chinese Consul-General to his full advantage. Ho even exploited his status to physically protect people, “Ho, who knew my family, accompanied me …show more content…
And this is coming from someone who can’t choose rude dialogue options in video games. In this respect, Ho’s morality and courage bravely shine through. His selfless acts of courage saved many people’s families; siblings, parents, cousins. Ho must’ve have understood that something as simple as giving a piece a paper to someone could've have saved their whole world. “Ho, the consul general of the then Nationalist Chinese government's consulate in Vienna, saved perhaps tens of thousands of Jews from the Holocaust with just a stroke of his pen.” I truly admire the fact that he knew using his privileged job helped benefit the lives of others. Though, I personally can not connect to saving or being saved, I can recognize his struggle with moral duty and moral