Why Jewish refugees in World War II fled safety of Shanghai for Macau

Strangers on the Praia: A Tale of Refugees and Resistance in Wartime Macau, by Paul French. Published by Blacksmith Books. 4/5 stars While World War II may have ended more than 70 years ago, new stories from that era continue to emerge even now. Paul French’s new book, Strangers on the Praia: A Tale of Refugees and Resistance in Wartime Macau, tells the little-known history of Jewish refugees in Shanghai who fled to the neutral Portuguese enclave of Macau. Strangers on the Praia began life as…

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