Object numberM2001/001:043
DescriptionCertificate awarded to P. Sapir, by director of St. Francis Xavier's College in Shanghai, 4th September 1944. Certifying that P. Sapir has satisfied the Board of Examiners and is promoted to 8th Class. Brother Peter signed as director of school.
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 placeShanghai, China
Production date 1944-09-04
Object namecertificates
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- whole width: 105.00 mm
whole height: 125.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Dr Peter Sapir