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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Matrix with the genre: Arts & Photography, Performing Arts?
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'Shanghai Escape'
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Do you know the first four paragraphs for this book?
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Shanghai Escape
  Just then her parents looked around, realizing that Lily and Susie were at the table, listening and watching their exchange, their eyes widening with every word that was spoken.
  Shanghai during the Second World War: the French Concession was separated from Hongkew by the Garden Bridge.
  Silently, Susie stood from the table. She gave Lily a quick hug before bolting out the door. Lily had not moved. Her cardboard theater was still in her hands, and she dropped it now on the table and leaned toward her parents, confused and questioning. "I don't understand..." she began.
  Pop grasped Lily's hands and brought his face close to hers. "We're moving, Lily," he said hoarsely. "Not so far this time, my darling. But we'll have to pack our things and clear out of this apartment."
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conversations.value: Do you know five more paragraphs?
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conversations.value: In spite of the fact that there was so little food in the ghetto, somehow the Jews of Hongkew were managing to open shops and restaurants. The restaurants were not nearly as grand as the ones that had been established in the French Concession, and there was not always very much on the menu. Owners improvised with scarce ingredients to create a few treats. But these small restaurants certainly helped lift the spirits of the Jews who were living in the designated area. This one was called the Roof Garden Café. It had pale pink walls and floral curtains. Soft music played in the background. Lily and her mother sat at a little round table and ordered tea and a small, sweet tart to share.
  Mom handed over a few precious coins to the owner and smiled at her daughter. "It's worth it," she said. "If I close my eyes, I can picture Vienna how it used to be. Cafés like this one were everywhere in the city."
  Lily closed her eyes. She had few memories of a life before their move to Shanghai. Even Frenchtown was a distant dream for Lily. But for the moment, it didn't matter. She wrapped her fingers around the hot cup of tea and took a sip. Warm liquid traveled down her throat, warming her insides. And when she bit into the pastry crust and tasted the sweet jam that oozed from the center, she felt content, as if life was normal. She looked up at her mother.
  Mom paused, her teacup suspended in the air between the saucer and her lips. Then she set it down with a light rattle. "I pray every day that all of this will end, and we'll be able to leave," she said somberly. Lily didn't reply. "But we're managing, aren't we, my darling?" Lily nodded. She didn't trust herself to speak. Finally Mom sighed and raised her teacup once more. "What would you want if we weren't here?"
  Lily didn't know how to answer that question. She didn't know what she longed for. This was the only life she could remember. What did she really know of toys or presents or new clothes? Finally she stammered a reply. "Nothing, I guess, except maybe to be warm in the winter." It was such a simple wish.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Do you know the last five paragraphs?
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Lily Toufar Lash still lives in Toronto. She and her husband have two children and two grandchildren.
  Today, much of the evidence of the Jewish life that existed in Hongkew during the war has disappeared. There are some buildings left standing where thousands of refugees lived during that time, though most of them are in terrible disrepair – even worse than when they housed the Jewish refugees. In recent years, the Ohel Moshe Synagogue has been restored and is now the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. It is filled with photographs and artefacts that document the story of the Jewish refugees who traveled to Shanghai during the war and found a safe haven. There is also a monument in Huoshen Park in Hongkew that is dedicated to the Jewish refugees like Lily who lived there. Survivors of the Shanghai ghetto live around the world, and to this day, many refer to Shanghai as their "Noah's Ark," a place that took them in when few other countries were willing to do the same.
  Author Kathy Kacer visited this monument in Huoshen Park in Hongkew, dedicated to the Jewish refugees who lived there during the Second World War.
  Special thanks to my friend, Joel Gotlieb for introducing me to Lily and to my neighbor, Cecilia Siu and her son Michael for helping with the translation of some Chinese documents.
  Finally, and always, to my family and friends. To Rose who is my best buddy for life, to my "ladies" who labored over titles with me, to the Dennills, Kagans, Epsteins, Adlers, and their offspring who enrich my life in so many ways. And to my wonderful husband, Ian Epstein, and my children, Gabi Epstein and Jake Epstein, I love you and cherish your love and laughter in return.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Swap the first and the last sentence.
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conversations.value: And to my wonderful husband, Ian Epstein, and my children, Gabi Epstein and Jake Epstein, I love you and cherish your love and laughter in return. She and her husband have two children and two grandchildren.
  Today, much of the evidence of the Jewish life that existed in Hongkew during the war has disappeared. There are some buildings left standing where thousands of refugees lived during that time, though most of them are in terrible disrepair – even worse than when they housed the Jewish refugees. In recent years, the Ohel Moshe Synagogue has been restored and is now the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. It is filled with photographs and artefacts that document the story of the Jewish refugees who traveled to Shanghai during the war and found a safe haven. There is also a monument in Huoshen Park in Hongkew that is dedicated to the Jewish refugees like Lily who lived there. Survivors of the Shanghai ghetto live around the world, and to this day, many refer to Shanghai as their "Noah's Ark," a place that took them in when few other countries were willing to do the same.
  Author Kathy Kacer visited this monument in Huoshen Park in Hongkew, dedicated to the Jewish refugees who lived there during the Second World War.
  Special thanks to my friend, Joel Gotlieb for introducing me to Lily and to my neighbor, Cecilia Siu and her son Michael for helping with the translation of some Chinese documents.
  Finally, and always, to my family and friends. To Rose who is my best buddy for life, to my "ladies" who labored over titles with me, to the Dennills, Kagans, Epsteins, Adlers, and their offspring who enrich my life in so many ways.Lily Toufar Lash still lives in Toronto.