C&H_Flight to China_EN
On July 7, 1937, the Japanese attack Wanping on the outskirts of Beijing, and the second Sino-Japanese War begins. The Japanese quickly take Beijing and capture Tianjin (Tientsin). Savage fighting breaks out in Shanghai on August 13, which falls to Japan by late December. Initially, Japan continues a policy of open immigration to Shanghai. The November Pogrom (November 9, 1938) in Germany dramatically increases the number of German Jews entering Shanghai. Over 1,500 refugees arrive by the end of December 1938, and the number reaches 4,000 three months later.
Henry Ebstein
Henry describes his flight from Berlin, Germany, to Shanghai, China, in summer 1940 and recalls the family members he left behind.
Henry Ebstein
Language: English
Henry describes his flight from Berlin, Germany, to Shanghai, China, in summer 1940 and recalls the family members he left behind.
Language: English
Gerald talks about his family's flight from Nazi Germany to China in 1939, on board of the German steamship "Scharnhorst." He mentions the instrumental role of Jewish relief organizations that assisted his family during the trip and describes his first impressions of Shanghai.
Language: English
Yvonne talks about her maternal grandmother's flight from Germany to China, joining Yvonne and her parents in Shanghai a year after they had arrived there in 1939. Yvonne states that the remaining family perished during the Holocaust. She explains why her mother chose Shanghai as a place of refuge.