Object numberM2016/016:012
DescriptionThis document is one of a group of eighteen post-war family documents donated by Rose Temple. It is a Statement, in a form of 1-page letter, addressed to the Federation of Australian Jewish Welfare Societies at 146 Darlinghurst Road, Sydney, Australia. Dated 17 November 1950 and signed by Ela Borenstein (donor's father), it attests his full cooperation with the issuing body, including acceptance of employment and accommodation. This is an interesting document illustrating the settlement procedures in Australia of post-war European Jewish migrants.
Rose Temple was born in Berlin in 1948 - her parents were Polish and were in hiding during the war (separately before they knew each other). They saw no future in Poland as there were pogroms even in 1945. After the war they made their way to Berlin in 1946, helped by farmer’s son smuggling them across the border. Subsequently, they lived in a DP Camp Schlachtensee. They later found accommodation in Berlin in the British sector. Rose’s father Ela Borenstein became a trader in coffee, medical and dental goods and porcelain. He smuggled the goods between the sectors and became very successful. However, the Cold War, together with their Holocaust experiences, made them to want to leave. After Rose was born in late 1947, they felt even an increased pressure to find a safe haven. They heard that Australia was offering more opportunities and was a long way away from all their memories. The young Borenstein family, father Ela, mother Pola and little Rose emigrated to Australia in 1953.
Rose Temple was born in Berlin in 1948 - her parents were Polish and were in hiding during the war (separately before they knew each other). They saw no future in Poland as there were pogroms even in 1945. After the war they made their way to Berlin in 1946, helped by farmer’s son smuggling them across the border. Subsequently, they lived in a DP Camp Schlachtensee. They later found accommodation in Berlin in the British sector. Rose’s father Ela Borenstein became a trader in coffee, medical and dental goods and porcelain. He smuggled the goods between the sectors and became very successful. However, the Cold War, together with their Holocaust experiences, made them to want to leave. After Rose was born in late 1947, they felt even an increased pressure to find a safe haven. They heard that Australia was offering more opportunities and was a long way away from all their memories. The young Borenstein family, father Ela, mother Pola and little Rose emigrated to Australia in 1953.
Production date 1950 - 1950
SubjectHolocaust, Post-War Life, survivors, Jewish Welfare Board
Object nameofficial correspondence
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 204.00 mm
height: 267.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Rose Temple