Screening of Shanghai Ghetto (2003)
October 3, 2012
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Film Screening of Shanghai Ghetto, followed with a discussion by Joachim Warmbold of Tel-Aviv University.
Synopsis of the film:
In the late 1930’s German Jews were trying to escape Nazi persecution, but country after country closed its doors to them. The only place in the world that didn’t require entrance visas was the international city of Shanghai. Fleeing for their lives, Jewish refugees journeyed to the exotic city, arriving penny-less and unprepared for life in the Far East. They thought that soon they would find a way to go back to the world they had left. Little did they know that WWII would change their lives forever, and that they had embarked on what would become a miraculous and inspiring survival story. Shanghai Ghetto is a feature length documentary depicting this story with interviews of survivors and historians, rare letters, stock footage, still photos and footage shot in modern Shanghai where most of the Jewish Ghetto remains unchanged.
Date posted
Jun 5, 2020
Date updated
Jun 5, 2020