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Port of Last Resort |
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1998, 16mm, 79 minutes English and German with English subtitles Directors: Joan Grossman and Paul Rosdy DC Premiere Sunday, December 5, 2:30 pm |
| Some 20,000 Jews were able to elude extermination at the hands of the Nazis by fleeing to the open port of Shanghai during World War II. However, escape did not mean an end to their troubles, as this moving documentary recounts the very real struggles they encountered living in a city controlled by the Japanese, surrounded by an alien culture. Rare footage from home movies shot in Shanghai helps tell the story of four people who lived through that time. At first the Jewish refugees settled in an area of town known as "Little Vienna" and attempted to recreate their European culture with cafes, tailor shops and intellectual publications. Eventually, they were forced into the Hongkew Ghetto, where conditions of poverty and disease, which were the norm for the Japanese occupation in China, were harsh. Ultimately a story of survival and passage to freedom, the film features interviews with those who found refuge in Shanghai and remember it with bittersweet affection. |
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Joan Grossman, Director
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