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Actions Displays	Passport Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM1991/020:004 TitlePassport DescriptionPassport of the Federal Republic of Germany, issued 13 April 1973, belonging to Nelly Pich. It has been stamped 'invalid' and has the bottom right-hand corners of all the pages cut off. It gives the holder's place of residence as Sydney. The expiry date of the passport is listed as 12 April 1978. 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 placeGermany Production date 1973-04-13 Subjectimmigration, migrants Object namepassports Dimensions whole width: 103.00 mm height: 150.00 mm Language German Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ilse Ryner

Object numberM1991/020:004

TitlePassport

DescriptionPassport of the Federal Republic of Germany, issued 13 April 1973, belonging to Nelly Pich. It has been stamped 'invalid' and has the bottom right-hand corners of all the pages cut off. It gives the holder's place of residence as Sydney. The expiry date of the passport is listed as 12 April 1978.

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 placeGermany

Production date 1973-04-13

Subjectimmigration, migrants

Object namepassports

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ilse Ryner

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