Stateless in Shanghai: Living History with Liliane Willens

By Tina Kanagaratnam | October 14th, 2022 | Collège Municipal Français, Jewish Shanghai, Liliane Willens, Old Shanghai, Russians in Old Shanghai, Stateless in Shanghai | 1 Comment

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, our guest in the ‘Living History’ series, was born in Shanghai in 1927 to stateless Russian Jewish parents and lived here – through the glamorous ...