Sydney Jewish Museum Collection | Details | Council of the Jewish Community Shanghai

Sidebar content	Main content
Actions Displays	Council of the Jewish Community Shanghai Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2017/007:061 TitleCouncil of the Jewish Community Shanghai DescriptionDated 19 July, 1954 Shanghai, this document confirms that Denis Frederick Carver (born Fritz Schnitzer) was interned in Shanghai, China on the Japanese occupied Hongkew Ghetto district from May 18th 1943 until August 15 1945. This was the first step in the recognition of the suffering of Jews in the ghetto. Carver’s passport (M2017/007:058), stamps with the red J, that signifies him as a Jew, reveals that he arrived in Shanghai on the 20 February 1939. He was a recognised bona fide refugee and registers with the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. The Anschluss of March 1938, which saw the annexation of Austria into Germany, signified the beginning persecution of Jews in Europe. 1938 was difficult for many Austrian-born Jews, after being encouraged to leave Austria and emigrate to Shanghai, the only open port accessible during this time in the world, the resilience Denis showed in escaping the fate of the Holocaust in European and the drive he had in resettling is admirable. Production date Production periodpost World War II SubjectJews, refugee experiences in Shanghai , Hongkew Ghetto Object nameofficial correspondence Materialpaper Dimensions document length: 213.00 mm height: 270.00 mm Language English English Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Len Mahemoff

Object numberM2017/007:061

TitleCouncil of the Jewish Community Shanghai

DescriptionDated 19 July, 1954 Shanghai, this document confirms that Denis Frederick Carver (born Fritz Schnitzer) was interned in Shanghai, China on the Japanese occupied Hongkew Ghetto district from May 18th 1943 until August 15 1945. This was the first step in the recognition of the suffering of Jews in the ghetto.

Carver’s passport (M2017/007:058), stamps with the red J, that signifies him as a Jew, reveals that he arrived in Shanghai on the 20 February 1939. He was a recognised bona fide refugee and registers with the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. The Anschluss of March 1938, which saw the annexation of Austria into Germany, signified the beginning persecution of Jews in Europe.

1938 was difficult for many Austrian-born Jews, after being encouraged to leave Austria and emigrate to Shanghai, the only open port accessible during this time in the world, the resilience Denis showed in escaping the fate of the Holocaust in European and the drive he had in resettling is admirable.

Production date

Production periodpost World War II

SubjectJews, refugee experiences in Shanghai , Hongkew Ghetto

Object nameofficial correspondence

Materialpaper

Dimensions

Language

Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Len Mahemoff

Item request date
Expected return date
Destination