Marilyn Cohen Shapiro (as told by Harry Oshinsky)

By Marilyn Cohen Shapiro (as told by Harry Oshinsky)

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  Yiddish World

  From our archives: A Jewish teen from Bialystok lands in a Chinese prison

  Harry and his two friends were fed foul rice and could hear the Chinese prisoners who shared their cell being beaten with a rope.

  By Marilyn Cohen Shapiro (as told by Harry Oshinsky) Jul 8, 2022 | 5 min read
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  Yiddish World

  From our archives: Two Jewish teens escaping Bialystok arrive in Harbin, China

  Despite Czarist Russia’s attempt to spread antisemitism to Harbin, China prohibited anti-Jewish persecutions in the areas it controlled.

  By Marilyn Cohen Shapiro (as told by Harry Oshinsky) Jul 5, 2022 | 5 min read
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  Yiddish World

  From Bialystok to Brooklyn: A Jewish immigrant’s trek across three continents

  This story is based on an article by the immigrant himself, Choni (Harry) Oshinsky, that appeared in the Forverts in the 1970s.

  By Marilyn Cohen Shapiro (as told by Harry Oshinsky) Jun 30, 2022 | 5 min read