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An Accidental Haven - Shanghai Timeline

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Tina Johnson and Michele Heryford share brief historical highlights of Shanghai.

Documentary Advisors Tina Johnson and Michele Heryford share brief historical highlights of Shanghai and its relationship with Jewish emigrés through many centuries, making it a unique safe harbor — and one of the only places in the world for Jews escaping Nazi persecution during WWII. The preserved Jewish ghetto is also discussed in the context of modern China.

AIR DATE 9/8/20

Professor Emeritus Irene Eber

Behind the Music

"Rose, Rose, I Love You"

"Poéme for Cello and Orchestra"

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An Accidental Haven - Shanghai Timeline

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Bert Reiner: Shanghai Survivor & Cabbage Patch Doll Engineer

Professor Emeritus Irene Eber

Behind the Music

"Rose, Rose, I Love You"

"Poéme for Cello and Orchestra"

Now Playing

An Accidental Haven - Shanghai Timeline

Mike Medavoy: Shanghailander & Hollywood Producer

Songs For Her Shanghailander Grandmother

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About Harbor from the Holocaust

In a Holocaust story of hope, 20,000 Jews find refuge in Shanghai during World War II. The film explores the relationship of the refugees and their host city, and the survivors who carried on the traditions that would have been consigned to oblivion.

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