Object numberM2012/015:001
DescriptionA German admission form for school for Henriette Nerichow (Aunt of donor – Roy Nerichow) in Dortmund, Germany. This form states that Henriette was born in Dortmund on the 7th April 1925 and is of “Israel” religion and was first admitted into the school on 14 April 1931. The back is information for parents.
The significance of this document is that Henriette was sent to England aged 13 in 1938 due to “Kindertransport” - the informal name of a series of rescue efforts which brought thousands of refugee Jewish children to Great Britain from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940. Her older brother Karl Heinz made his way to England in 1939, they both migrated to Australia in 1957. This document is a representation of Australian Jewish history and the Holocaust and its effects on Henriette’s life.
The significance of this document is that Henriette was sent to England aged 13 in 1938 due to “Kindertransport” - the informal name of a series of rescue efforts which brought thousands of refugee Jewish children to Great Britain from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940. Her older brother Karl Heinz made his way to England in 1939, they both migrated to Australia in 1957. This document is a representation of Australian Jewish history and the Holocaust and its effects on Henriette’s life.
Production placeDortmund, Germany
Production date circa 1931
Subjectschoolchildren, education, teenagers, educational equipment, school assemblies, Kindertransport
Object nameacademic transcripts
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 210.00 mm
height: 150.00 mm
Language
- German [Summary Translation]
Israel School to Dortmund
Certificate Booklet
for
the student Henriette Nerichow
born 7 April. 25 in Dortmund
Israel Religion
First admitted to the school on 14. April. 31 in Dortmund
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Roy and Anne Nerichow