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Actions Displays	Testimonium nativitatis et baptismi Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM1991/017:012c TitleTestimonium nativitatis et baptismi DescriptionBirth and baptism certificate, in Latin, issued to Leopold Rychtman who was born in Horodenka in 1914. Leopold Pavlovic was able to secure this document attesting to the 'fact' that he was born a Roman Catholic. It is certified by a Roman Catholic priest from St. Lazar Church. The document enabled him to live under an assumed name and to obtain other documents, which helped him avoid detection as a Jew, thereby saving his life. Production placePoland Production date 1941-11-25 Subjecthiding, fake identity, christenings Object namecertificates Materialpaper Dimensions whole width: 193.00 mm height: 306.00 mm Language Latin Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Eva Mandel

Object numberM1991/017:012c

TitleTestimonium nativitatis et baptismi

DescriptionBirth and baptism certificate, in Latin, issued to Leopold Rychtman who was born in Horodenka in 1914. Leopold Pavlovic was able to secure this document attesting to the 'fact' that he was born a Roman Catholic. It is certified by a Roman Catholic priest from St. Lazar Church. The document enabled him to live under an assumed name and to obtain other documents, which helped him avoid detection as a Jew, thereby saving his life.

Production placePoland

Production date 1941-11-25

Subjecthiding, fake identity, christenings

Object namecertificates

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Eva Mandel

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