Object numberM2019/039:006
DescriptionOfficial German tax clearance certificate confirming the fiscal safety, for the purpose of emigration, of Herbert and Gertrud Rohrstock and their child, Alfred, issued by the district office in Berlin, 14 February 1939. The document states that the Rohrstock family did not owe money to any person or institution.
Herbert Rohrstock, born 25 March 1902, in Wronki, Poland, was a businessman. He married Gertrud Sally, born 28 November 1903 in Berlin, and had one son, Alfred, born 23 August 1930. Following Kristallnacht, 9 – 10 November 1938, they decided to leave Berlin, but could not obtain a visa for America or Australia. Instead, Alfred was sent alone on a kindertransport to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on the SS Orama in June 1939. He was 9 years old. Herbert and Gertrud managed to escape Germany for Shanghai later in 1939. The family was not reunited until October 1946, in Sydney.
This document is part of a collection of items related to Alfred Stocks and his parents, Herbert and Gertrud Rohrstock.
Herbert Rohrstock, born 25 March 1902, in Wronki, Poland, was a businessman. He married Gertrud Sally, born 28 November 1903 in Berlin, and had one son, Alfred, born 23 August 1930. Following Kristallnacht, 9 – 10 November 1938, they decided to leave Berlin, but could not obtain a visa for America or Australia. Instead, Alfred was sent alone on a kindertransport to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on the SS Orama in June 1939. He was 9 years old. Herbert and Gertrud managed to escape Germany for Shanghai later in 1939. The family was not reunited until October 1946, in Sydney.
This document is part of a collection of items related to Alfred Stocks and his parents, Herbert and Gertrud Rohrstock.
Production placeBerlin, Germany
Production date 1939-02-14 - 1939-02-14
Subjectimmigration, German Jewish immigration
Object namefinancial documents
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 210.00 mm
height: 147.00 mm
Language
- German Tax clearance certificate for the purpose of emigration
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mildred Stocks