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Inga Asher: The Holocaust in Shanghai
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In one of the most unique episodes of this season, our student Eila retells the story of Inga Asher. Born in Berlin, Germany in 1920, Inga and her family experienced the horrors of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, first hand. Her father's shop was destroyed, and the Jewish community in Berlin came under direct, violent threat. To save the family, Inga's father bought all of them tickets to a place as far away from Berlin as seemingly possible-- Shanghai, China. Inga and her family made the incredible journey to Shanghai, avoiding the worst of the Holocaust, but soon found themselves forcibly moved from their home into the Jewish ghetto of Shanghai. Inga's story shows the geographical reach of the Nazi's influence, the breadth of global anti-Semitism, and the power of the Jewish community.
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