Object numberM2008/045:001
DescriptionB/W photograph showing Mala Sonnabend (on right) behind a large pile of luggage, waiting to board the French ship, Ville d'Amiens, Marseille, 1946. "Not all the luggage belonged to me. I was left to watch over the suitcases while others went to do other things." The ship brought Mala and her husband, Isi, to Australia, arriving 25 November 1946. Isi Sonnabend and Mala Rekant met in the Bialystock Ghetto. They were separated when the ghetto was liquidated then briefly reunited in Auschwitz. They were separated again when Auschwitz was evacuated by the Nazis then miraculously reunited in Sweden after the war.
Production placeMarseille, France
Production date 1946
Subjectvoyages & travels, ocean liners, Ville D'Amiens, migrants, displaced persons, Post-War Life, survivors
Object namephotographs
Materialphotographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensions
- width: 88.00 mm
height: 65.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Mala Sonnabend