Abschied; Certificate of Discharge
Object numberM2004/016:018
TitleAbschied; Certificate of Discharge
DescriptionCertificate of discharge from the Austrian Army, issued to Victor Berger (Felix Berger's father).
Part of a collection of documents, photographs and art works belonging to Felix Berger.
Felix Berger was born in Vienna in 1910. At the age of 28, in 1938, after the annexation of Austria, he tried to immigrate fearing a war, but all countries had closed their borders. He decided to go to England as an illegal immigrant and obtained tickets for himself and two friends, travelling by ship from Hamburg to London, where they planned to ask for political asylum as persecuted migrants. The plan got them imprisoned, after which they were released and sent to Germany in September 1938 where they were again imprisoned. They returned to Vienna and in the summer of 1939, obtained passages to Shanghai. Arriving penniless, Felix sold all his belongings, except for paint and brushes, to pay for food, which enabled him to survive by selling his paintings.
Part of a collection of documents, photographs and art works belonging to Felix Berger.
Felix Berger was born in Vienna in 1910. At the age of 28, in 1938, after the annexation of Austria, he tried to immigrate fearing a war, but all countries had closed their borders. He decided to go to England as an illegal immigrant and obtained tickets for himself and two friends, travelling by ship from Hamburg to London, where they planned to ask for political asylum as persecuted migrants. The plan got them imprisoned, after which they were released and sent to Germany in September 1938 where they were again imprisoned. They returned to Vienna and in the summer of 1939, obtained passages to Shanghai. Arriving penniless, Felix sold all his belongings, except for paint and brushes, to pay for food, which enabled him to survive by selling his paintings.
Production placeVienna, Austria
Production date 1915-12-09
SubjectWorld War I (1914-1918)
Object nameservice records
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 365.00 mm
height: 300.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by David and Janet Houltby