Exodus to Shanghai: Stories of Escape from the Third ReichSpringer, 19 giu 2012 - 272 pagine 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. |
Sommario
Introduction | 1 |
CHAPTER 1 In the Third Reich | 12 |
CHAPTER 2 Leaving Home | 57 |
CHAPTER 3 Culture Shock and Community Creation in Shanghai | 75 |
CHAPTER 4 In the Designated Area | 126 |
CHAPTER 5 The End of the War | 165 |
CHAPTER 6 After the War | 177 |
CHAPTER 7 Auf Wiedersehen Shanghai But Where Do We Go? | 187 |
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