Shanghai Ghetto
by Amir Mann, Dana Janklowicz-Mann
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Actor: Alfred Kohn, David Kranzler, Harold Janklowicz, I. Betty Grebenschikoff, Irene EberDirector: Amir Mann, Dana Janklowicz-Mann
Brand: New Video
Editor: Amir Mann
Producer: Amir Mann
Editor: Dana Janklowicz-Mann
Producer: Dana Janklowicz-Mann
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; German (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Video Group
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Movie Review: WW II Jewish refugees' experiences in Shanghai
Summary: 5 Stars
"Shanghai Ghetto" was a very interesting viewing experience for me. Though I am very familiar with the Holocaust, I did not really acquaint myself with the history of the Jewish refugees experiences in China during WW II. Watching this documentary was thus an educational experience for me.
The beginning of the documentary briefly traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis and how persecution of the Jews begun soon after. This precipitated large-scale Jewish emigration out of Germany, and one unique location was Shanghai, about 8,000 miles away from Germany. Initially one of the reasons some Jews opted to go to Shanghai was because they didn't require a visa to get there. The journey by sea was on board the SS Hakozaki Maru, a steamer which was actually a luxury ship [the only means by which the refugees could get there].
We are given some background information as to how intially very affluent Jews settled in Shanghai, the Baghdadi Jews. This was later followed by the Russian Jews. When the German Jews began arriving, they were housed in a squalid area that became known as the Shanghai Ghetto. The conditions were far from sanitary but as some surviving refugees testified - the conditions were far better than the living conditions of the poor Chinese they had displaced.
We also learn how the Jewish Baghdadi community helped these German refugees out by setting up soup kitchens, temporary housing etc - duties which were later taken over by the JDC [the Joint Distribution Committee] and included the setting up of a makeshift hospital. Despite the best efforts of their benefactors, the refugees still lived in intolerable conditions - diseases were rampant and flooding was common.
This documentary provides an insightful look into the Jewish refugees' experiences in war-time Shanghai, and is a valuable addition to any DVD library dealing with the Holocaust/ WW II.
Summary of Shanghai Ghetto
One of the most amazing and captivating survival tales of WWII, the overwhelmingly acclaimed SHANGHAI GHETTO has been declared "a don't miss documentary...powerful...eye-opening" (New York Observer). Stirringly narrated by Academy Award winner Martin Landau (Ed Wood, The Majestic), SHANGHAI GHETTO recalls the strange-but-true story of thousands of European Jews who were shut out of country after country while trying to escape Nazi persecution in the late 1930s. Left without options or entrance visas, a beacon of hope materialized for them on the other side of the world, and in the unlikeliest of places, Japanese-controlled Shanghai. Fleeing for their lives, these Jewish refugees journeyed to form a settlement in the exotic city, penniless and unprepared for their new life in the Far East. At the turn of the new millennium, filmmakers Dana Janklowicz-Mann and Amire Mann boldly snuck into China with two survivors and a digital camera to shoot at the site of the original Shanghai Ghetto, unchanged since WWII. Their never-before-seen recordings--along with interviews of survivors and historians, rare letters, stock footage, still photos, and an orignal score by Sujin Nam and Chinese Erhu performer Karen Han (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)--depicts an incredibly moving portrayal of a rich cultural life, bravely constructed under enormous hardship. DVD Features: Filmmaker Commentary; Deleted Interviews; Hebrew/English Subtitles; Theatrical Trailer; Filmmaker Biographies; Interactive Menus; Scene SelectionDocumentary DVD Video
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