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Sonja Muhlberger in her living room in Berlin Photo: Yin LuGT


Born on 26 October 1939 in Shanghai into a Jewish family Uomo Nike Air Presto Essential Nere Italia , Sonja Muhlberger is what she would call an "ex-Shanghailander."


To escape Nazi persecution during the Second World War (1939-45), Jews from Germany and Austria fled overseas. During that time, Japanese-occupied Shanghai was the last safe haven for many, since they didn't require visas to get there.


Muhlberger's parents, who were expecting her at the time, were among the many Jewish refugees who arrived at Shanghai's port for a chance at a new life. After the war, most people went to the US Nike Air Presto SE Woven Nere Italia , Canada or Australia, and some returned to Europe. Only about 500 to 600 chose to return to Germany.


At her home in a quiet neighborhood in Koepenick, in the southeast of Berlin, Muhlberger showed the Global Times an album filled with pictures of her in China, and also shared her life story as a Shanghai-born Jewish refugee. It's clear from the photos of old Shanghai streets that China makes up an important part of her life.


The ex-Shanghailanders


During their occupation of Shanghai, Japanese forces made the Jewish refugees live in the poorest area of the city, which would come to be known as the "Shanghai Ghetto."


Life there was difficult Uomo Nike Air Presto Nere Italia , but it made her and others stronger. "I would like to say that in the 1940s, those people lived in that place peacefully and in harmony with all those who were around us," she said. "I think it's meaningful."


"Sometimes I like to cook in the Chinese way. And then when I visited Shanghai, I felt at home," she said.


In 1998, she was invited by a Chinese artist back to Shanghai to make a documentary, and was able to visit a couple more times after that.