Jewish Refugees in Shanghai 1933-1947 - A Selection of Documents

Around 20.000 Jews, mostly from Germany and Austria, managed to escape Nazi persecution in the late 1930s and fled to Shanghai, where they found a safe refuge despite the increasing harassment of the Japanese authorities. In the face of difficult conditions, the Jewish refugees tried to arrange for both their material needs and the continuation of their communal cultural life. The 184 sources collected in the present volume document not only these efforts, but also the support of the local Jewish aid committees and other, mostly Jewish international aid organizations. The reactions of Nazi authorities in Germany and their representatives in Shanghai are included as well, as are impressions from the Japanese and Chinese sides. The documents in German, English, Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, and Chinese are annotated, partially translated, and accompanied by introductions, maps, and photographs.

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• Assisted by: Da Diner (Editor), Dan Diner (Editor), Irene Eber (Editor), Frauke von Rohden (Editor), Frauke von Rohden (Editor)
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2018
• EAN: 9783525301951
• ISBN: 978-3-525-30195-1
• No. of pages: 718
• Dimensions: 179 mm x 254 mm x 48 mm
• Weight: 1484 g
• Illustrations: mit 33 Abb. und 3 Karten
• Series: Archiv jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur; Archive of Jewish History and Culture; Archiv jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur / Archive of Jewish History and Culture.; Archiv jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur; Archive of Jewish History and Culture; Archiv jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur / Archive of Jewish History and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Geschichte, Religionsgeschichte, China, Asien, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), erste Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1850 n. Chr.), Historie, Bezug zu Juden und jüdischen Gruppen, Asiatische Geschichte, Asien / Geschichte, China / Politik, Zeitgeschichte, Recht, Jüdische Geschichte; Judenverfolgung; Opfer des Nationalsozialismus; Nationalsozialismus; Flüchtlinge; Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts; Quellenedition; Kommentierte Quellen