lease
Object numberM2005/020:005
Titlelease
DescriptionChinese commercial lease enabling Paul Neugasser to lease land in Shanghai. Paul Neugasser (New) worked in the building trade in Shanghai from 1938 to 1941, when Pearl harbour was bombed, fixing houses in Shanghai damaged by the war. He bought timber and leased land from a Chinese man in 104-106 East Seward Road, for 10 years. On this property he built nine shops. Paul and his partner from Berlin signed the lease. Once the Japanese took over Shanghai, he couldn’t do any more building because the Council no longer gave him permission.
Paul and Johanna Neugasser (nee Frankl) were living in Vienna when German troops occupied Austria on 12 March 1938. Before 1938, the Jewish community was one of the largest in Europe numbering some 185,000. On the eve of Kristallnacht, 9-10 November 1938, Viennese synagogues and temples were destroyed. 6,547 Jews were arrested; Paul was one of them. He spent two weeks in prison with 20 people in a cell. Upon release, he left the next morning for Italy with his wife, headed for Shanghai, the only port that did not require visas. After the war, they left Shanghai and immigrated to Australia, arriving in 1946.
Part of a collection of items including a Vienna Telephone Directory published 1938, a German Haggadah, Johanna Frankl Shanghai Jewish Refugees ID document identifying her as a Jew and a milliner, and a special edition of the Shanghai Jewish Chronicle announcing the start of the war, 3 September 1939.
Paul and Johanna Neugasser (nee Frankl) were living in Vienna when German troops occupied Austria on 12 March 1938. Before 1938, the Jewish community was one of the largest in Europe numbering some 185,000. On the eve of Kristallnacht, 9-10 November 1938, Viennese synagogues and temples were destroyed. 6,547 Jews were arrested; Paul was one of them. He spent two weeks in prison with 20 people in a cell. Upon release, he left the next morning for Italy with his wife, headed for Shanghai, the only port that did not require visas. After the war, they left Shanghai and immigrated to Australia, arriving in 1946.
Part of a collection of items including a Vienna Telephone Directory published 1938, a German Haggadah, Johanna Frankl Shanghai Jewish Refugees ID document identifying her as a Jew and a milliner, and a special edition of the Shanghai Jewish Chronicle announcing the start of the war, 3 September 1939.
Production placeShanghai, China
Subjectcommerce
Object namecontracts
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 210.00 mm
height: 630.00 mm
Language
- Chinese
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr Paul New