Object numberM2017/007:062
DescriptionDated 5 May, 1964 Shanghai, this document is a repeat of the 1954 Council of the Jewish Community in Shanghai letter sent to Denis Frederick Carver (born Fritz Schnitzer) that confirms his forced segregation and internment in the “district” ghetto in Shanghai, China. He has been forcibly interned from the 18th Mau 1943 until 15 August 1945.
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.
These documents offer the first steps in the recognition of the suffering of Jews in this ghetto in Shanghai. It is not known what purpose this document served Denis, as he seems to have requested it twice. During this time, he had immigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1947.
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.
These documents offer the first steps in the recognition of the suffering of Jews in this ghetto in Shanghai. It is not known what purpose this document served Denis, as he seems to have requested it twice. During this time, he had immigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1947.
Production date
Object nameofficial correspondence
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- document length: 213.00 mm
height: 278.00 mm
Language
- English
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Len Mahemoff