Object numberM2013/023
DescriptionChristmas postcard sent from friends in Johannesburg to Oscar Shub and Ilan Buchman in Sydney, December 1988, in lieu of a Tom Yov card. Printed in Johannesburg, the postcard depicts a springbok on the African continent shaking hands with a kangaroo on the Australian continent.
The number of immigrants from South Africans by the late 1980’s was clearly enough to warrant the production of a tailor-made Christmas cards.
South African migration has revitalised the Australian Jewish community, with immigrants playing a formative role in establishing new communal organisations and regenerating existing institutions.
The number of immigrants from South Africans by the late 1980’s was clearly enough to warrant the production of a tailor-made Christmas cards.
South African migration has revitalised the Australian Jewish community, with immigrants playing a formative role in establishing new communal organisations and regenerating existing institutions.
Production placeJohannesburg, South Africa
Production date 1988-12-01 - 1988-12-31
Object namepostcards
Materialpaper
Production reasonChristmas card
Dimensions
- width: 1400.00 mm
height: 900.00 mm
Language
- English
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ilan Buchman