How Two Jewish Families Shaped Modern ChinaConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1171, Segment 1
Sep 13, 2021 • 33m
Crippled by a WWI flying accident and depressed, Victor Sassoon found his way to Shanghai to run his family’s business. Victor grew the business and Shanghai’s international reputation—and unconventionally protected Jewish refugees from the Japanese during WWII.
Guest: Jonathan Kaufman, author of "The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China" 