Employment Record
Object numberM2017/043:010
TitleEmployment Record
DescriptionAn employment record, belonging to Edgar Boehm. The aim of the arbeitsbuch was to control the occupational mobility of workers. They were a method of restricting the professional freedoms of Germans, and another way to discriminate against Jewish citizens.
Edgar was born on the 13th of January, 1905 in Barth, Germany. His father, Siegmund Boehm, owned the successful department store, Siegmund Boehm, which sold haberdashery and homewares. Edgar married Irene Rothholz on the 3rd of November, 1935, and settled in Irene’s home town of Breslau. In Breslau, Edgar opened his own wholesale business, but four years later had to sell his business for a fraction of its value. In January 1939, Edgar left Germany for Shanghai with Irene, Irene’s mother Sylvia, and Irene’s younger brother Rudi. The family was interned in Hongkew Ghetto by the Japanese, where Edgar found work as a waiter. In 1940, Irene gave birth to their daughter, Dorrit. In 1946, Edgar’s sister, Alice, sponsored the family’s immigration to Australia. After spending three months in transit in Hong Kong, they arrived in Australia on the 28th of October 1946.
Edgar was born on the 13th of January, 1905 in Barth, Germany. His father, Siegmund Boehm, owned the successful department store, Siegmund Boehm, which sold haberdashery and homewares. Edgar married Irene Rothholz on the 3rd of November, 1935, and settled in Irene’s home town of Breslau. In Breslau, Edgar opened his own wholesale business, but four years later had to sell his business for a fraction of its value. In January 1939, Edgar left Germany for Shanghai with Irene, Irene’s mother Sylvia, and Irene’s younger brother Rudi. The family was interned in Hongkew Ghetto by the Japanese, where Edgar found work as a waiter. In 1940, Irene gave birth to their daughter, Dorrit. In 1946, Edgar’s sister, Alice, sponsored the family’s immigration to Australia. After spending three months in transit in Hong Kong, they arrived in Australia on the 28th of October 1946.
Production placeBreslau, Germany
Production date 1936 - 1938
SubjectPre-war life, third Reich
Object namework cards
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 115.00 mm
length: 148.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Dorrit Mahemoff