Goodbye to Berlin: The Jewish Refugees of Shanghai

With the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism in the 1930s, the Jews of Germany and Austria found themselves searching for a way out. The answer came in the form of a Chinese consul in Vienna, who began issuing exit visas for all those who wished to escape Nazi persecution. The destination: Shanghai, a bustling port city in East China half a world away from anything these Jews knew. Tune in to this episode to find out about the surprising yet fascinating enclave of Jewish refugees in the Far East during World War Two.