Passenger's Baggage Declaration
Object numberM2001/001:032
TitlePassenger's Baggage Declaration
DescriptionCommonwealth of Australia, Passenger's Baggage Declaration for Jakob Sapir. Declaration of personal luggage for Jakob, Tola and Piotr Seweryn Sapir, traveling from Shanghai, China on board the "Hwa Lien" ship to Sydney. Document also declares the transport of goods intended for sale: 7 Handkerchiefs, 20 Straw Hats, 3 Raw Skins (all from China), 37 sets of different hair dyes (from USA).
Jakob Sapir, his wife Tola and son Peter, travelled in the late 1930s from Poland to Vilno in Lithuania, then on to Moscow. They then travelled from Vladivostock to Kobe, Japan and eventually arrived in Shanghai in 1941. They lived in the French quarter in Shanghai, but were later moved into the Hongkew ghetto. Peter Sapir attended St. Francis Xavier's school, run by English priests, which was outside the ghetto boundary. Jakob Sapir earned a living in Shanghai running a Polish kitchen. The family left Shanghai in 1947, aboard the "Hwa Lien" ship, migrating to Sydney, Australia.
Jakob Sapir, his wife Tola and son Peter, travelled in the late 1930s from Poland to Vilno in Lithuania, then on to Moscow. They then travelled from Vladivostock to Kobe, Japan and eventually arrived in Shanghai in 1941. They lived in the French quarter in Shanghai, but were later moved into the Hongkew ghetto. Peter Sapir attended St. Francis Xavier's school, run by English priests, which was outside the ghetto boundary. Jakob Sapir earned a living in Shanghai running a Polish kitchen. The family left Shanghai in 1947, aboard the "Hwa Lien" ship, migrating to Sydney, Australia.
Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production date circa 1947
Object nameimmigration documents
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- whole width: 212.00 mm
whole height: 428.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Dr Peter Sapir