Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
In Part 2 of the series Many Promised Lands, Dr. Meng Yang (Assistant Professor at Peking University) joined the LBI to present on the history of Shanghai as a temporary “promised land” for German-speaking Jewish refugees during World War II, focusing not only on refugee survival but also on the complex encounters between Jewish refugees and local Chinese society.
In Part 2 of the series Many Promised Lands, Dr. Meng Yang (Assistant Professor at Peking University) joined the LBI to present on the history of Shanghai as a temporary “promised land” for German-speaking Jewish refugees during World War II, focusing not only on refugee survival but also on the complex encounters between Jewish refugees and local Chinese society.
