C&H_Attitudes toward Chinese_EN

Survivors who found refuge in Shanghai and other cities in China during the Holocaust express their feelings toward, and opinions about, China and the Chinese people. They describe the living conditions in China during World War II and the relations between the Jewish refugees and the local population.

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  Gert Marcus

  Language: English

  Gert expresses his gratitude toward Chinese people and explains that Shanghai served his family as a place of refuge during the war.
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  Hermine Levy

  Language: English

  Hermine talks about the medical assistance she received from a local Chinese woman when she, a Jewish refugee from Germany, lived in the Hongkew Ghetto in Shanghai during the war.
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  John Isaack

  Language: English

  John reflects on the historical reasons of the anti-refugee sentiment he experienced from the local population while living in China as a German Jewish refugee during the war.
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  Irma Gottlieb

  Language: English

  Irma speaks fondly of her life in Chongqing, while she lived in China as a German Jewish refugee during the war.
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  Eva Antman

  Language: English

  Eva speaks of her gratitude to China and the Chinese people.  She explains that despite the hardships related to the refugee experience, her family was able to survive the Holocaust in Shanghai and move on to create a new life in Australia.