Escape to the rising sun (DVD)This is the story of 20,000 Jews who fled the Nazi persecutions in Europe and who took refuge in Shanghai China throughout the Second World War.
Dan Cohen interviews author Jonathan Kaufman, NU Professor of Journalism
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