Object numberM2001/001:037
DescriptionOfficial certificate, exit visa from Poland. Issued to Mowsza-Wolf Sapir and Anna Sapir on 5th July 1940, by the British vice-consul charged with the protection of Polish interests, Lithuania. Features official stamps from British Legation in Lithuania. Text in Polish and French, plus portrait photographs of both Mowsza-Wolf and Anna. Note in object file indicates that their visa was not granted and they remained in Europe. These were the parents of Jakob Sapir, grandparents of Peter Sapir.
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 date 1940-07-05
SubjectHolocaust, voyages & travels, immigration, escape
Object nameimmigration documents
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- whole width: 230.00 mm
whole height: 293.00 mm
Language
- Polish This certificate was issued by the British Legation in Lithuania and it states that Mr Mowsza-Wolf Sapir and Mrs Anna Sapir (grandparents of Mr Peter Sapir and parents of Mr Jakob Sapir) are Polish citizens. The certificate was issued on the 5th July 1940.
These are the details on the certificate:
Mr Mowsza-Wolf Sapir Mrs Anna Sapir
Date of birth: 22/06/1874 29/05/1884
Place of birth: Wilkomierz Grodno
Marital Status: Married Married
Height: Tall Medium
Face: oval shape Oval
Hair: bald black
Colour of eyes: beer (hazel) beer colour
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Dr Peter Sapir