Ep. 211 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 4)

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Ep. 211 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 4)

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Laszlo looks at Japanese attitudes towards the Jews and how it affected their treatment in Shanghai. The focus will be on the year 1939, when the the greatest wave of Jewish refugees arrived in Shanghai. Then we will look at a little known tidbit from history concerning a plan championed by Sun Ke (son of Sun Yat-sen) to rescue of Europe's Jews.

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Dec 17, 2018

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