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Shalama: An Epic Story of Family, Community, and Survival in Republican-era China

Shalama: An Epic Story of Family, Community, and Survival in Republican-era China

1/15/2025 · 33:32
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Description of Shalama: An Epic Story of Family, Community, and Survival in Republican-era China

On this episode, we are thrilled to welcome Jean Hoffman Lewanda back to the podcast to discuss her new book, Shalama: My 96 Seasons in China, published by Earnshaw Books. Listeners may recall Jean's previous appearance, where she shared insights about her father, Paul Hoffman's memoir, Witness to History: From Vienna to Shanghai—A Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Resilience. That captivating memoir is detailed how Paul fled Vienna at the age of 18 to escape the rise of Nazism, arrived in Shanghai in 1938, and became part of the historic wave of Jewish refugees who found a safe haven in China during World War II.


Jean's new book enriches this family saga by recounting events from her mother's perspective, Shalama Froloff. The narrative is presented as historical fiction. Drawing on firsthand accounts, including her mother's, Jean tells the story in Shalama's voice, tracing the family's journey from Harbin to Shanghai during the war-torn decades of the mid-20th century. The book interweaves the family's history with major historical events, including the Sungari River flood of 1932, the Japanese occupation, and the Communist takeover of China.

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