Exodus to Shanghai [electronic resource] : Stories of Escape from the Third Reich /
Hochstadt, S.author.
Of the 400,000 German-speaking Jews that escaped the Third Reich, about 16,000 ended up in Shanghai, China. This groundbreaking volume gathers 20 years of interviews with over 100 former Shanghai refugees. It offers a moving collective portrait of courage, culture shock, persistence, and enduring hope in the face of unimaginable hardships.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Images; Acknowledgments; Series Editors' Foreword; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 In the Third Reich; CHAPTER 2 Leaving Home; CHAPTER 3 Culture Shock and Community Creation in Shanghai; CHAPTER 4 In the Designated Area; CHAPTER 5 The End of the War; CHAPTER 6 After the War; CHAPTER 7 Auf Wiedersehen, Shanghai! But Where Do We Go?; CHAPTER 8 Another New Life; CHAPTER 9 My Life as a Refugee; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; The Narrators; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Of the 400,000 German-speaking Jews that escaped the Third Reich, about 16,000 ended up in Shanghai, China. This groundbreaking volume gathers 20 years of interviews with over 100 former Shanghai refugees. It offers a moving collective portrait of courage, culture shock, persistence, and enduring hope in the face of unimaginable hardships.
Asia-History.
Europe, Central-History.
Judaism.
Europe-History.
History, Modern.
Civilization-History.
Asian History.
History of Germany and Central Europe.
Judaism.
European History.
Modern History.
Cultural History.