Object numberM2008/045:006
DescriptionUndated B/W photographic postcard showing grandfather Raphael Sonnabend and two of his grandsons outside Raphael's shop in Paris. The photo was created by piecing together two negatives and there is a hand written message in German on the reverse discussing the image. The men pictured are relatives of Isi Sonnabend, husband of donor Mala Sonnabend. The couple are Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Australia in November 1946.
Production placeParis, France
Subjectfamilies, Jewish History, grandfathers, grandsons, Pre-war life, Pre-war life, world that was
Object namephotographs
Materialphotographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensions
- width: 89.00 mm
height: 137.00 mm
Language
- German Text on left half: Please send me back the pictures; they belong to me. You should make copies of them. Unfortunately we have no head (kopf)..? Uncle Moritz is sick. Aunty is...(illegible).
Right half: The writing on the right half appears to describe the photograph on the obverse side, which depicts Grandfather Raphael Sonnabend with his two grandchildren in Paris outside the Grandfather's business. It also mentions that Shmuel David Grunberg was living in Danzig.
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Mala Sonnabend