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Harbor from the Holocaust
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56:05
Hear the story of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees who fled Nazi-occupied Europe to Shanghai.
Trailer
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Hear the story of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees who fled Nazi-occupied Europe to Shanghai.
Songs For Her Shanghailander Grandmother
2:39
Heather Klein created a one-woman operatic program to honor her grandmother Rosa Ginsberg.
Bert Reiner: Shanghai Survivor & Cabbage Patch Doll Engineer
3:16
Bert Reiner’s middle-class family was forced to abandon life in Germany for Shanghai.
An Accidental Haven - Shanghai Timeline
5:33
Tina Johnson and Michele Heryford share brief historical highlights of Shanghai.
Mike Medavoy: Shanghailander & Hollywood Producer
2:58
Explore how his boyhood in Shanghai inspired now-hollywood producer Mike Medavoy.
"Poéme for Cello and Orchestra"
5:20
Composed by Hiao-Tsiun Ma and played by his son, Yo-Yo Ma.
"Rose, Rose, I Love You"
2:22
"Méiguì méiguì wǒ ài nǐ" is a song in Mandarin composed by Chen Gexin.
Professor Emeritus Irene Eber
18:36
Professor Emeritus Irene Eber was an early advisor to the documentary.
Behind the Music
4:28
Reflections on creating the textured musical score for “Harbor from the Holocaust."
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