Author: | S. Hochstadt | ISBN: | 9781137006721 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | June 19, 2012 |
Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
Author: | S. Hochstadt |
ISBN: | 9781137006721 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
Publication: | June 19, 2012 |
Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Language: | English |
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.
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.