Survival in Shanghai

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Details

Open to adults & teens.  Join us at the Egg Harbor Township Community Center (located at 5045 English Creek Avenue in Egg Harbor Township, NJ) for a screening of Survival in Shanghai. This documentary explores Shanghai's role in sheltering Jewish refugees during World War II. One of two visa-free regions at the time, Shanghai received an estimated 25,000 Jews fleeing Nazi persecution between 1937-1939.  The film will be introduced by Betty Grebenschikoff, author of Once My Name Was Sara & a resident of Shanghai's Jewish ghetto during World War II. Part of ACLS Reads.
Event Type(s): Movie - Adult
Age Group(s): Adults, Teens, Community Event
Presenter: Betty Grebenschikoff
Egg Harbor Township Branch
(609) 927-8664