Object numberM2012/015:006
DescriptionA traveling card dated 14 December 1938 for first class for steamship accommodation (Holland – Harwich) and railway (London – North Eastern Railway) for H. Nerichow. This is the ticket Karl Heinz [also known as Heinrich in some documents] Nerichow used to travel to England to reunite with his sister Henriette.
Karl’s sister Henriette was sent to England aged 13 in 1938 on the famous “Kindertransport” - a rescue effort which brought thousands of refugee Jewish children to Great Britain from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940. Karl 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 and Karl’s life.
Karl’s sister Henriette was sent to England aged 13 in 1938 on the famous “Kindertransport” - a rescue effort which brought thousands of refugee Jewish children to Great Britain from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940. Karl 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 and Karl’s life.
Production placeEngland
Production date 1938-12-14
Subjectmigration, reunions, persecution, Kindertransport
Object nametickets
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 90.00 mm
height: 133.00 mm
Language
- English
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Roy and Anne Nerichow