Bezugs-Schein
Object numberM2000/031:008
TitleBezugs-Schein
CreatorNazi camp authorities
DescriptionCoupons issued by the Jewish Self Government in Theresienstadt to Heinz Beurer.
Part of a collection of documents such as ration coupons issued by the Jewish Self Government in Theresienstadt, Kennkarte (identity document), Terezin currency, work cards and a poem, 'Das Lied von Theresienstadt' (The Song of Theresienstadt) by Walter Lindenbaum, donated by Heinz Beurer.
Heinz Beurer was born in Stuttgart, Germany on 19 April 1927. He was deported to Theresienstadt on 18 February 1945, aged 17 (almost 18) - one of the final deportations to Terezin. At the time he was a student in high school. His 1941 Kennkarte (ID card) was stamped with a 'J' for Jew, and had a middle name 'Israel' inserted; it is also stamped 'Evakuiert' (evacuated/deported). Initially he was employed on a special deployment working on a construction site in Theresienstadt, and then as a member of the Health Department as a stretcher bearer (carrying sick or dead bodies). He received additional rations for the month of May 1945 for 'Schwerarbeiter' (heavy duty work) as he was performing the role of Krankentrager (stretcher bearer), to which he was appointed on 3 May 1945, just days before liberation.
After the war, Heinz went back to Germany and lived in Ditzingen, Stuttgart. On a visit to Sydney in 1999, he met one of the Sydney Jewish Museum survivors, Lotte, and later posted his memorabilia to her at the Museum. Nothing is known about him other than what can be gleaned from his documents.
Part of a collection of documents such as ration coupons issued by the Jewish Self Government in Theresienstadt, Kennkarte (identity document), Terezin currency, work cards and a poem, 'Das Lied von Theresienstadt' (The Song of Theresienstadt) by Walter Lindenbaum, donated by Heinz Beurer.
Heinz Beurer was born in Stuttgart, Germany on 19 April 1927. He was deported to Theresienstadt on 18 February 1945, aged 17 (almost 18) - one of the final deportations to Terezin. At the time he was a student in high school. His 1941 Kennkarte (ID card) was stamped with a 'J' for Jew, and had a middle name 'Israel' inserted; it is also stamped 'Evakuiert' (evacuated/deported). Initially he was employed on a special deployment working on a construction site in Theresienstadt, and then as a member of the Health Department as a stretcher bearer (carrying sick or dead bodies). He received additional rations for the month of May 1945 for 'Schwerarbeiter' (heavy duty work) as he was performing the role of Krankentrager (stretcher bearer), to which he was appointed on 3 May 1945, just days before liberation.
After the war, Heinz went back to Germany and lived in Ditzingen, Stuttgart. On a visit to Sydney in 1999, he met one of the Sydney Jewish Museum survivors, Lotte, and later posted his memorabilia to her at the Museum. Nothing is known about him other than what can be gleaned from his documents.
Production placeTheresienstadt ghetto
Production periodWorld War II (1939-1945)
Subjectconcentration camps, rationing
Object namecoupons
Materialpaper
Language
- German
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Heinz Beurer