Shanghai Sanctuary
In the 1930s and 1940s, great numbers of Jews fled Germany to the U.S. and parts of Europe, seeking to escape Nazi persecution. Rather less known is the exodus of 30,000 Jews eastward — to Shanghai. The community they formed is the chief focus of the city’s newly renovated and expanded Jewish Refugees Museum.
Ling Woo Liu (’06) writes for TIME.
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Posted September 5th, 2008 |
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