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Actions Displays	Registration Certificate Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM1991/020:003 TitleRegistration Certificate DescriptionRegistration certificate issued by the Czechoslovak Repatriation Office to Nelly Pich. It contains her date and place of birth, occupation, as well as her desired (repatriation) destination - Berlin. It is dated 25 June 1945, Terezin. Her occupation is "working at home, in the household." The back cover indicates that the document was issued by the local issuing office for the Repatriation Commission for Terezin Concentration Camp. It advises the holder: "Keep it all times to assist your safe return home!" Part of a collection of identity documents (Kennkarte), Victim of Fascism ID cards, passports and registration certificates belonging to Nelly and Hermann Pich, donated by Ilsa Ryner (daughter). Hermann Pich was born in Germany in 1885; he was the only survivor of 11 children in the family. He died in Australia in May 1956. Nelly Pich was born in Germany on 23 September 1887; she died in Australia in 1985. Hermann had a visa to come to Australia before the war, but as Germans, they felt German, and didn't believe that anything would happen to them. Hermann had fought for Germany in WWI and had received the Iron Cross for bravery. Like other prominent German Jews, Hermann and Nelly were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp and ghetto. Hermann’s legs were paralysed from having been treated brutally in Theresienstadt. After the war, both were recognised as having been the victims of Fascism. Hermann and Nelly made plans to come to Australia, arriving on the Derna of 5 November 1948. Production placeTheresienstadt ghetto, Terezin, Czech Republic Production date 1945-06-25 Subjectliberation, concentration camps Object nameidentity cards Materialpaper Dimensions whole width: 92.00 mm height: 120.00 mm Language Czech Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ilse Ryner

Object numberM1991/020:003

TitleRegistration Certificate

DescriptionRegistration certificate issued by the Czechoslovak Repatriation Office to Nelly Pich. It contains her date and place of birth, occupation, as well as her desired (repatriation) destination - Berlin. It is dated 25 June 1945, Terezin. Her occupation is "working at home, in the household." The back cover indicates that the document was issued by the local issuing office for the Repatriation Commission for Terezin Concentration Camp. It advises the holder: "Keep it all times to assist your safe return home!"

Part of a collection of identity documents (Kennkarte), Victim of Fascism ID cards, passports and registration certificates belonging to Nelly and Hermann Pich, donated by Ilsa Ryner (daughter).

Hermann Pich was born in Germany in 1885; he was the only survivor of 11 children in the family. He died in Australia in May 1956. Nelly Pich was born in Germany on 23 September 1887; she died in Australia in 1985. Hermann had a visa to come to Australia before the war, but as Germans, they felt German, and didn't believe that anything would happen to them. Hermann had fought for Germany in WWI and had received the Iron Cross for bravery. Like other prominent German Jews, Hermann and Nelly were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp and ghetto. Hermann’s legs were paralysed from having been treated brutally in Theresienstadt. After the war, both were recognised as having been the victims of Fascism. Hermann and Nelly made plans to come to Australia, arriving on the Derna of 5 November 1948.

Production placeTheresienstadt ghetto, Terezin, Czech Republic

Production date 1945-06-25

Subjectliberation, concentration camps

Object nameidentity cards

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ilse Ryner

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