Wartime Shanghai and the Jewish refugees from Central Europe: survival, co-existence, and identity in a multi-ethnic city

The study discusses the history of the Jewish refugees within the Shanghai setting and its relationship to the two established Jewish communities, the Sephardi and Russian Jews. Attention is also focused on the cultural life of the refugees who used both German and Yiddish, and on their attempts to...

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1. Verfasser: Eber, Irene 1929-2019 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2012]
Schriftenreihe:New perspectives on modern Jewish history volume 1
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Zusammenfassung:The study discusses the history of the Jewish refugees within the Shanghai setting and its relationship to the two established Jewish communities, the Sephardi and Russian Jews. Attention is also focused on the cultural life of the refugees who used both German and Yiddish, and on their attempts to cope under Japanese occupation after the outbreak of the Pacific War. Differences of identity existed between Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews, religious and secular, aside from linguistic and cultural differences. The study aims to understand the exile condition of the refugees and their amazing efforts
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 245 Seiten) illustrations, maps
ISBN:1280597666
3110268183
3110485680
9781280597664
9783110268188
9783110485684
Zugangseinschränkungen:Open Access

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