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- ↑ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (29 February 2024). "A story of Jewish Shanghai, told through music". NPR. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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- ↑ Bradsher, Keith; Hernández, Javier C. (26 November 2023). "An Oratorio About Shanghai's Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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