Object numberM2010/058:001
DescriptionHard covered educational book, 'Das Kleine Baumbuch' (The small tree book) with subtitle, 'The German forest trees', aimed at children aged around 8 - 10, illustrated with coloured pictures of trees, each one with detailed drawings of leaves, fruit and or blossoms on the facing page. The book, one of two in a series given to German children, belonged to Beate Beer and were packed in her Kindertransport suitcase which accompanied her on the Kindertransport from Berlin to provincial England, 19 - 22 April 1939, and then her post-war migration in 1947, from England to Australia.
Beate Hammett (nee Beer) was born 9 May 1929, in Berlin, the only child of Alex and Alice Beer. Her father was the Chief Architect of the Berlin Jewish Community. Prompted by the destruction of the Prinzregentenstrasse Synagogue in Berlin, on 9 November 1938, Beate’s parents made arrangements for her to travel with the kindertransport to Britain. At the age of 9, Beate was sent to England. In April 1939, her new life began, commencing with a train journey and then three days on the S.S. Manhattan, the American liner which docked the children in Southampton. Beate spent the war years with a foster family in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. After the war, she immigrated to Sydney, Australia, arriving 10 November 1947. Her father was deported to Theresienstadt in March 1943 and was murdered 8 May 1944. Her mother, Alice, died in Berlin in November 1941. Beate immigrated to Australia in 1947, aged 18.
Beate Hammett (nee Beer) was born 9 May 1929, in Berlin, the only child of Alex and Alice Beer. Her father was the Chief Architect of the Berlin Jewish Community. Prompted by the destruction of the Prinzregentenstrasse Synagogue in Berlin, on 9 November 1938, Beate’s parents made arrangements for her to travel with the kindertransport to Britain. At the age of 9, Beate was sent to England. In April 1939, her new life began, commencing with a train journey and then three days on the S.S. Manhattan, the American liner which docked the children in Southampton. Beate spent the war years with a foster family in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. After the war, she immigrated to Sydney, Australia, arriving 10 November 1947. Her father was deported to Theresienstadt in March 1943 and was murdered 8 May 1944. Her mother, Alice, died in Berlin in November 1941. Beate immigrated to Australia in 1947, aged 18.
Production placeLeipzig, Germany
SubjectKindertransport, educational equipment
Object namebooks
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 120.00 mm
height: 185.00 mm
Language
- German
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ms Beate Hammett