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"Rose, Rose, I Love You"

Season 1 Episode 1 | 2m 22s

"Méiguì méiguì wǒ ài nǐ" is a song in Mandarin composed by Chen Gexin, and first recorded by Yao Lee, that became very popular in the1940s in Shanghai among the Jewish refugees there. It was also known as “Shanghai Rose” and “China Rose.” In 1951, an English-language version called “Rose, Rose, I Love You” was recorded by Frankie Lane, and later as “May Kway” by British pop vocalist Petula Clark.

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Hear the story of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees who fled Nazi-occupied Europe to Shanghai.
Hear the story of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees who fled Nazi-occupied Europe to Shanghai.
Tina Johnson and Michele Heryford share brief historical highlights of Shanghai.
Composed by Hiao-Tsiun Ma and played by his son, Yo-Yo Ma.
Professor Emeritus Irene Eber was an early advisor to the documentary.
Reflections on creating the textured musical score for “Harbor from the Holocaust."
Explore how his boyhood in Shanghai inspired now-hollywood producer Mike Medavoy.
Heather Klein created a one-woman operatic program to honor her grandmother Rosa Ginsberg.
Bert Reiner’s middle-class family was forced to abandon life in Germany for Shanghai.
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