Object numberM2018/016
DescriptionCertified copy of birth certificate, issued by Shanghai unicipal council, public health department vital statistics office. The certificate is for Dorrit Boehm, born 27th April 1940 to Edgar and Irene Boehm (nee Rothholz). Nationality is listed as "German".
Dorrit Mahemoff (nee Boehm) was born on the 27th of April, 1940 in Shanghai, China. Her parents, Irene and Edgar Boehm, were Jewish refugees from Germany. In 1939, the Boehms escaped persecution in Europe to Shanghai, which was one of the only ports in the world that did not require a visa. The family was interned in the Hongkew Ghetto by the Japanese, where Dorrit’s father, Edgar, worked as a waiter. In 1946, Edgar’s sister, Alice, sponsored the family’s immigration to Australia. After spending three months in transit in Hong Kong, they arrived in Australia on the 28th of October 1946.
Dorrit Mahemoff (nee Boehm) was born on the 27th of April, 1940 in Shanghai, China. Her parents, Irene and Edgar Boehm, were Jewish refugees from Germany. In 1939, the Boehms escaped persecution in Europe to Shanghai, which was one of the only ports in the world that did not require a visa. The family was interned in the Hongkew Ghetto by the Japanese, where Dorrit’s father, Edgar, worked as a waiter. In 1946, Edgar’s sister, Alice, sponsored the family’s immigration to Australia. After spending three months in transit in Hong Kong, they arrived in Australia on the 28th of October 1946.
Production date 1940-04-27 - 1940-04-27
SubjectShanghai, China, children, Holocaust
Object namecertificates of birth
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- length: 202.00 mm
width: 126.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Dorrit Mahemoff