Sydney Jewish Museum
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    Номер объектаM2001/001:037
    ОписаниеOfficial certificate, exit visa from Poland. Issued to Mowsza-Wolf Sapir and Anna Sapir on 5th July 1940, by the British vice-consul charged with the protection of Polish interests, Lithuania. Features official stamps from British Legation in Lithuania. Text in Polish and French, plus portrait photographs of both Mowsza-Wolf and Anna. Note in object file indicates that their visa was not granted and they remained in Europe. These were the parents of Jakob Sapir, grandparents of Peter Sapir.

    Jakob Sapir, his wife Tola and son Peter, travelled in the late 1930s from Poland to Vilno in Lithuania, then on to Moscow. They then travelled from Vladivostock to Kobe, Japan and eventually arrived in Shanghai in 1941. They lived in the French quarter in Shanghai, but were later moved into the Hongkew ghetto. Peter Sapir attended St. Francis Xavier's school, run by English priests, which was outside the ghetto boundary. Jakob Sapir earned a living in Shanghai running a Polish kitchen. The family left Shanghai in 1947, aboard the "Hwa Lien" ship, migrating to Sydney, Australia.
    Дата 1940-07-05
    ТемаHolocaust, voyages & travels, immigration, escape
    Наименованиеimmigration documents
    Материалpaper
    Размерность
      whole width: 230.00 mm
      whole height: 293.00 mm
    Язык
      Polish This certificate was issued by the British Legation in Lithuania and it states that Mr Mowsza-Wolf Sapir and Mrs Anna Sapir (grandparents of Mr Peter Sapir and parents of Mr Jakob Sapir) are Polish citizens. The certificate was issued on the 5th July 1940. These are the details on the certificate: Mr Mowsza-Wolf Sapir Mrs Anna Sapir Date of birth: 22/06/1874 29/05/1884 Place of birth: Wilkomierz Grodno Marital Status: Married Married Height: Tall Medium Face: oval shape Oval Hair: bald black Colour of eyes: beer (hazel) beer colour
    Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Dr Peter Sapir