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An Uncommon Journey: From Vienna to Shanghai to America--A Brother and Sister Escape to Freedom During World War II
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Exodus to Shanghai: Stories of Escape from the Third Reich
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Jewish Wayfarers in Modern China: Tragedy and Splendor
Matthias Messmer
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Mohr: A Novel
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Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai
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Voices From Shanghai: Jewish Exiles in Wartime China
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