No Exit: David Marshall and the Last Jews of Shanghai
David Marshall, Singapore's first Chief Minister, visited China in 1956, and became the man who got the last Jews out of China. On Sunday November 20, we heard from Marina Shlau Cunningham, a member of one of those Jewish families who was here until 1957. It's quite a story. (For the event recording, click here.) Who's ...
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Stateless in Shanghai: Living History with Liliane Willens
What was it like to grow up, from birth into young adulthood, in Old Shanghai? Glamour, chaos, deprivation, hope? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. The delightful Liliane Willens will be our guest on ‘Living History’ on October 22 (details below). She was born in Shanghai in 1927 to stateless Russian Jewish parents and lived ...
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1972 Nixon Visit: How Shanghai Changed, 1946-72
Fifty-two years ago this month, on February 21, 1972, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon flew into Shanghai on a landmark trip that would lead to the Shanghai Communique, signalling the beginning of a rapprochement between the United States and the People's Republic of China. America suddenly had China fever, and China ...
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Memoirs: Russians in old Shanghai
Shanghai's extraordinary Russian community left its mark on the city's architecture, cuisine, lore, and in richly described memoirs of an unique period in history. Historic Shanghai reviews a few of our favorite memoirs of Russians in old Shanghai. Russian at Heart: Sonechka's Story, by Olga Hawkes with John ...
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