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Object numberM2008/043:011

TitleNotification of "Refugee Alien" Status

DescriptionLetter dated 2 December 1943 from the Commonwealth of Australia Security Service to Mr. Ernst Goldschmidt, Enfield, NSW, Ref. No. D.8531. The letter notifies Ernst that he and his wife, Stephanie, are no longer "Enemy Aliens" but "Refugee Aliens". This change was in accordance with recent amendments to regulations. Ernst and Stephanie Goldschmidt had come to Australia from German-occupied Austria in 1939, just prior to the start of the War. Ernst had been president of B'nai B'rith in Vienna and was instrumental in establishing it in Australia.

Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Production date 1943-12-02

Subjectenemy aliens, immigration, Jews in Australia, post World War II, refugees

Object nameofficial correspondence

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ms Ruth Wirth

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