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A Place to Save Your Life: The Shanghai Jews
| Length: | 52 min |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Ages: |
High School College Adult |
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The incredible story of the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai during World War II is the subject of this fascinating documentary. Seeking refuge from Nazi terror, some 17,000 Jews travelled to Shanghai, one of the few places that did not require a visa. Although a few Jews already lived in China (Sephardic Jews from India had been there since the mid-1800's) the Europeans found life there strange and difficult.
Juxtaposing interviews with survivors with archival photographs, this film recounts the days when Jews lived in China under Japanese rule. Although the Japanese forced the exiles into a ghetto, they did not follow Hitler's extermination plan. Shanghai indeed became a place of refuge.
A 22 minute version is also available. Please call or email to order.
Juxtaposing interviews with survivors with archival photographs, this film recounts the days when Jews lived in China under Japanese rule. Although the Japanese forced the exiles into a ghetto, they did not follow Hitler's extermination plan. Shanghai indeed became a place of refuge.
A 22 minute version is also available. Please call or email to order.
"...hope ultimately triumphs over adversity" Jewish Life
"Feelingly crafted and technically deft, this documentary fills a special niche in Holocaust studies." - Booklist
"Feelingly crafted and technically deft, this documentary fills a special niche in Holocaust studies." - Booklist
American Psychiatric Association, 1995
Council on Alternatives in Jewish Education, 1997
Council on Alternatives in Jewish Education, 1997
