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i swear to god no matter how well i think i know the story of world war II there's still always historical surprises out there.
(and while i'm here i'll mention the oldest living #holocaust survivor died last week)
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-and-austrian-jewish-refugees-in-shanghai
@cryptadamist Creator of Blissymbolics, a graphical "universal language" Charles Bliss, found refuge there:
"Bliss arranged for Claire to escape Germany via his family in Cernăuți, Romania.... Needing to leave there, Claire moved on to Greece and safety, until October 1940 when Italy invaded Greece. The couple were reunited on Christmas Eve 1940, after Claire continued east to Shanghai and Charles went west to Shanghai via Canada and Japan."