Certificate of Attendance for Egon Forsher
Object numberM2009/018:002
TitleCertificate of Attendance for Egon Forsher
DescriptionCertificate of Attendance for Egon Forscher (now Forsher), for completion of a course in agriculture, dated 24 April 1941. The course was taught through the Vocational Advice Department of the Prague Jewish Community with the permission of the Ministry of Social Welfare and Public Health. Subjects included agricultural and animal husbandry, as well as Hebrew, Jewish History, and the geography and economy of Palestine. The certificate is produced in triplicate in English, Czech and German and bears stamps and signatures from a Zionist/Palestine organisation in Prague as well as the Jewish Community in Prague.
Egon Forsher was born on 9 November 1920 in Moravska- Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. With the occupation of Ostrava by German forces on 14 March 1939, Egon was barred from returning to his job where he was working as a salesmen. As a result of these restrictions, Egon attended an agricultural course which was run by the Vocational Advise Department of the Prague Jewish Community. It was intended that the skills gleaned from the course would be utilised in Palestine to forge the Jewish state. During the course, Egon worked on Czech farms until the winter. During the winter he returned to his parents who had relocated to Prague.
In 1941, Egon was transported to Theresienstadt, his parents joined him in 1943.
In 1944, Egon was transported to Auschwitz Birkenau. Later the same year, his parents were also sent to Auschwitz, where they were murdered. He was then transported to Kaufering, Germany to an arbeitslager (labour camp). In April 1945 they were taken on a death march to Allach concentration camp, located near Dachau. The camp was liberated a day after his arrival. After the war he returned to Prague and travelled to Brno, Czechoslovakia, were he met his wife Lotte Gottlieb (nee Blum). They were married on 9 September 1946. In 1949, they decided to immigrate to Australia. They settled in Sydney, where they established a thriving business and had two daughters; Jenny and Karen.
Egon Forsher was born on 9 November 1920 in Moravska- Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. With the occupation of Ostrava by German forces on 14 March 1939, Egon was barred from returning to his job where he was working as a salesmen. As a result of these restrictions, Egon attended an agricultural course which was run by the Vocational Advise Department of the Prague Jewish Community. It was intended that the skills gleaned from the course would be utilised in Palestine to forge the Jewish state. During the course, Egon worked on Czech farms until the winter. During the winter he returned to his parents who had relocated to Prague.
In 1941, Egon was transported to Theresienstadt, his parents joined him in 1943.
In 1944, Egon was transported to Auschwitz Birkenau. Later the same year, his parents were also sent to Auschwitz, where they were murdered. He was then transported to Kaufering, Germany to an arbeitslager (labour camp). In April 1945 they were taken on a death march to Allach concentration camp, located near Dachau. The camp was liberated a day after his arrival. After the war he returned to Prague and travelled to Brno, Czechoslovakia, were he met his wife Lotte Gottlieb (nee Blum). They were married on 9 September 1946. In 1949, they decided to immigrate to Australia. They settled in Sydney, where they established a thriving business and had two daughters; Jenny and Karen.
Production placePrague, Czech Republic
Production date 1941-04-24
Subjectagricultural colleges, classes
Object namecertificates
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 210.00 mm
height: 296.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Lotte Forsher