Object numberM2010/122:006
DescriptionHand-written letter in English, from Kathleen Sperling in Strathfield, Sydney, to Alice Krohn, 25 October 1938. Addressed "My dear girls", it states how fortunate she feels to be a Jew in Australia and mentions that they should not fear as their case is being attended to. "We are indeed fortunate to be Jews in Australia. But even as free as we are, we are troubled that we may antagonise our friends. The great influx of foreign Jews is rousing a little comment. Only this week we noticed articles in the papers written against the refugess who had caused ill-feeling on the voyage out. Such unpleasant incidents are magnified by our enemies so it behoves a Jew at all times to be most circumspect in his behaviour."
Part of a collection of material purchased at an auction in Annandale when a lot came up but no one bid on it. The donor realized it was going to be thrown away and bid $5 for it, because he dislikes it when people's history is discarded. Some of the correspondence relates to Jewish welfare, and thus he thought to donate the material to the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Part of a collection of material purchased at an auction in Annandale when a lot came up but no one bid on it. The donor realized it was going to be thrown away and bid $5 for it, because he dislikes it when people's history is discarded. Some of the correspondence relates to Jewish welfare, and thus he thought to donate the material to the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production date 1938-10-25 - 1938-10-25
Object nameletters
Materialpaper
Language
- English
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Thomas Mackenzie