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Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai

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Description for Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai Paperback. In the wake of Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938, the author and his parents fled their home in Germany and relocated to one of the few cities in the world that offered shelter without requiring a visa: the notorious pleasure capital, Shanghai. This title unfolds the Jewish life in the exotic sanctuary of Shanghai. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.

In the wake of Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938, Sigmund Tobias and his parents fled their home in Germany and relocated to one of the few cities in the world that offered shelter without requiring a visa: the notorious pleasure capital, Shanghai. Seventeen thousand Jewish refugees flocked to Hongkew, a section of Shanghai ruled by the Japanese, and they created an active community that continued to exist through the end of the war.

Tobias's coming-of-age story unfolds within his descriptions of Jewish life in the exotic sanctuary of Shanghai. Depleted by disease and hunger, constantly struggling with primitive and crowded conditions, the ... Read more

Richly detailed, Strange Haven opens a little-documented chapter of the Holocaust and provides a fascinating glimpse of life for these foreigners in a foreign land. An epilogue describes the changes Tobias observed when he returned to Shanghai forty years later as a visiting professor.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252076244
SKU
V9780252076244
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Sigmund Tobias
Sigmund Tobias, Distinguished Research Scientist, Institute for Urban and Minority Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, has contributed to many books and articles on educational psychology, instructional technology, and other aspects of learning and education.

Reviews for Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai
"A fascinating, well-written story that involves aspects of Shanghai's refugee youth experience not covered by any other such memoirs. It should appeal to a wide range of readers, from those interested in various aspects of the Holocaust, Jews in China, and adolescence and sexual awareness, especially within a very Jewish framework." David Kranzler, author of Japanese, Nazis, and Jews: The ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai


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