Reference codeI076Name of interviewee (English)NASH, PeterDate of interview07/03/2008BiographyBorn Peter Nachemstein to Jewish German parents, Nash fled to Shanghai and was one of the students of the Shanghai Jewish Youth Association Centre and School (The Kadoorie School), which was funded by Sir Horace Kadoorie. Nash moved to Australia in 1949 and had stayed briefly at The Peninsula Hotel en route.Interview summaryNarrates his childhood in Berlin, Germany and his experience with the Kristallnacht in 1938. Talks of the family's escape to Shanghai, and the assistance they received from the Sephardis and the American Joint Distribution Committee. Describes the life inside Hongkew Ghetto during the Japanese occupation and recalls his memories of the Kadoorie School and the Shanghai Jewish Secondary School.Duration76 minutesInterviewerFanny IuDonationYes - copy of letters and photosTopicHongkew GhettoJewsKadoorie FamilyShanghaiWWIILanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryNASH, Peter
I076. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 04/10/2023, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/22216