Ernest G. Heppner (1921–2004) was an independent management consultant living in Indianapolis. He wrote a new afterword for this Bison Books Edition.
"A fascinating and moving memoir that begins with [Heppner’s]
childhood in Nazi Germany and moves briskly from one compelling
scene to the next."—Forward
"The author describes in detail the sights and sounds of his
adopted environment, the mingling of Jews and many nationalities,
the choking stench and the humidity, the decadent, exotic
underworld of criminals and beggars, the terror of air raids and
Japanese guards, the rampant poverty and disease. The general tone,
however, is positive, even inspiring, and behind all the
experiences lurks a sense of adventure and simple good
luck."—Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
"An important addition to the historical record of World War II, an
autobiography of a remarkable man’s formative years, and a
testimony to the power of community and human
perseverance."—Indianapolis Star
"Ernest G. Heppner’s Shanghai Refuge fills in the fragments . . .
of this little-known Jewish community. . . . His story is an odd
mixture of defiance, courage, endurance and survival. His
experience [is] fascinating."—Michael Berenbaum, Director, U.S.
Holocaust Research Institute
"Heppner's descriptions . . . ring true and carry conviction,
especially when he recalls in evocative detail his day-to-day
experiences in Nazi Germany. Similarly, his recollection of
Shanghai, with its small, telling details of privations,
indignities, anxieties, and horrors make maximum impact—from the
rat in the bakery that he lifted up by its tail to the carnage
following an American air raid."—Bernard Wasserstein, author of The
Secret Lives of Trebitsch Lincoln
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