美国典当店发现二战侵华日军罪行相册后续来了！老板：捐给中国

来源：现代快报，Shine 作者：21ST 日期: 2022-11-18

还记得前一阵引发网友关注的“美国典当店发现二战时期相册”事件吗？（戳这里回顾）

最近，事件有了最新进展！北京时间17日，美国明尼苏达州的典当店老板埃文 · 凯尔（Evan Kail）在社交平台上发文，表示已经将相关相册捐给了中国驻芝加哥总领事馆。

Evan Kail, an American pawnshop owner, gave the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago an old collection of photos from World War II .

他在推文中写道：今天我见到了中国的代表，并且捐赠了二战相册。我要感谢中国以及在整件事中支持我的人。这对我来说是一段改变生命的经历。

凯尔的举动，再次引发中国网友的关注。热搜破亿的同时，大家纷纷感谢他的善举。

今年9月初，凯尔在TikTok上发布视频，称收到了一份二战时期的相册，其中包括30多张疑似是侵华日军在南京大屠杀中暴行的照片。

Evan Kail, a pawn shop owner, said in a TikTok clip that he received a World War II-era photo album, which contains more than 30 photos documenting the crimes committed by the Japanese army during the Nanking massacre.

凯尔因此备受关注。几天后，他在接受采访时称，不后悔发布了视频，但后悔的是一开始可能表述有误，给大家造成了虚假的希望，因为照片看上去与上海有关，而不是跟南京大屠杀有关。当时凯尔就表示，他准备将相册交给中国的博物馆，因为他觉得那是这本书“该去的地方”。

Later, he claimed that the photographs were most likely taken in Shanghai, not Nanjing. "I do regret some of the language that I used. I probably should have not use the word that 'this is the rape of Nanking in this book'. This is probably from Shanghai. So I’m working on distributing it to a Chinese museum cause I do know that is where it needs to go."

凯尔在17日的推特上还展示了中国驻芝加哥总领事馆回赠他的感谢信。领事馆在信中向他表达了诚挚的感谢，感谢他将这本二战相册捐给中国驻芝加哥总领事馆。

In a letter, Zhao Jian, consul general in Chicago, expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the album.

这封信中写道：

Dear Mr. Kail

亲爱的凯尔先生，

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your donation of the Photo Album World War Ⅱ to Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago.

对于你将二战相册捐赠给中华人民共和国驻芝加哥总领事馆一事，我向你表示由衷的感谢。

The war crimes against the Chinese people committed by Japanese troops during the Japanese aggression of China in 1930’s - 1940’s were among the darkest pages in human history. History serves as a mirror for the people today and your donation certainly helps inspire everyone with a kind heart to safeguard peace.

在上世纪30-40年代日军侵华期间，日军对中国人民犯下的战争罪行，是人类历史上至暗一页。今人以史为鉴，你的捐赠定会激励世人以善良之心维护和平。

Once again, thank you for your contribution. The consulate General will continue to work with our friends in the U.S. to further enhance the cultural links and friendship between the people of China and the U.S.

我们再次感谢你的贡献。芝加哥总领馆将继续与在美国的朋友们合作，为中美两国人民进一步增进文化沟通，促进友谊。

With best wishes

祝好

Zhao Jian

赵建

Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago

中华人民共和国驻芝加哥总领事

凯尔在社媒上的视频中，有自己与向总领馆工作人员捐赠相册的片段。

图源：@PAWN MAN

总领馆则回赠他一份精美的中国瓷器作为礼物。

图源：@PAWN MAN

随后，凯尔也在推特上公开了自己给芝加哥总领馆的回信，其中详细回顾了他收到客户寄来二战相册的前前后后，以及他看到相册内容，特别是注意到“Nanking（南京）”字样时的心理感受。

他写道：刚接到相册时，并未意识到什么。一方面，这本相册可能有经济价值；一方面，在道德上这本相册应该属于博物馆，而非私人收藏。

I didn’t realize what I was accepting. From an economic perspective, the photo album might have monetary value beyond my means of purchase. From an ethical standpoint, I knew it belonged in a museum not a private collection.

凯尔写道，在当初发布视频后，自己的安全和店铺经营都受到过威胁；他也看到，很多网友对于相关历史知之甚少。

I began receiving threats against my life and business, but above all else, I recognized my actions invertedly served a larger purpose. The video reignited a conversation about the horrors of World War 2, and in the days after posting the video, I was shocked, glancing at the comments at the sheer volume of people who had no idea.

而最令他瞩目的则是发布视频后，来拜会他的中国访客的年龄——比他要年轻。这些年轻人没有忘记几十年前悲剧留下的创伤，他们给予的鼓励，展现出的善意，都令他感动。

What stood out to me so much about these Chinese visitors was their age. Most were younger than me, and the wounds of this decades-old tragedy were still raw in their eyes. It moved me countless time, as did their encouragement and kindness.

凯尔在今年9月3日曾po出支持者送他的花束

凯尔认为，在最初的视频中，自己的表述有些错误，也让他陷入道德上的困境。之后他在社交媒体上寻求帮助，希望可以把相册交到合适的人手中。在花时间寻求专业意见后，他了解到这份包含数百张照片的相册中，虽然只有部分暴力照片是高价值的藏品，但总体上大部分照片都是真实的。最终，他作出决定，自己付给顾客费用，并将相册捐出。

在信的最后，他写道：

通过社交媒体，这本相册成为了教育的象征，其中的内容对于中国的学术研究也有重大历史意义。鉴于此，我很荣幸，以和平、和谐、友谊之名，将相册捐赠给中国。

Through social media it has become a symbol of education, and its contents are of great historical significance to Chinese academics. So, with that, I am privileged and honored to donate this album to China in the name of peace, harmony, and friendship.

你们的国际友人

Your International Friend

埃文 · 凯尔

Evan Kail