Object numberM2018/009:001
DescriptionFamily story of the Aldors written by the donor of this collection, Margaret Swift, who knew the family during this period.
Emil Samuel Aldor (1907-1983) was the husband of Ilse Rose Aldor (1908-1996) and father to Thomas Arthur Menachem Aldor (1936-2013). Emil had a DPhil and taught English while Ilse had a DLaw but worked as a governess. The family were Jews living in Austria but they obtained assistance to migrate to Australia via the donor's father, Thomas Lancelot Enderby (1886-1944). Enderby was an Esperantist and correspondent of Ilse's father Dr. Scheuer. The Aldors arrived in Adelaide on the 'Strathnaver' on 21 March, 1939. Emil initially found work as a teacher of English at Scotch College but was sacked due to anti-German sentiment when World War II broke out. During the 1940s, he divorced Ilse and moved to Melbourne where he again took up teaching, later marrying the artist Christine Miller (1913-1970) and becoming a playwright himself. He died 23 December, 1983. Ilse never remarried but took on cleaning jobs after moving to Australia. She died 24 March, 1996. Their son Thomas became a doctor of medicine and moved to Canada where he worked at the Assiniboine Clinic in Winnipeg. He died on 31 May, 2013.
Emil Samuel Aldor (1907-1983) was the husband of Ilse Rose Aldor (1908-1996) and father to Thomas Arthur Menachem Aldor (1936-2013). Emil had a DPhil and taught English while Ilse had a DLaw but worked as a governess. The family were Jews living in Austria but they obtained assistance to migrate to Australia via the donor's father, Thomas Lancelot Enderby (1886-1944). Enderby was an Esperantist and correspondent of Ilse's father Dr. Scheuer. The Aldors arrived in Adelaide on the 'Strathnaver' on 21 March, 1939. Emil initially found work as a teacher of English at Scotch College but was sacked due to anti-German sentiment when World War II broke out. During the 1940s, he divorced Ilse and moved to Melbourne where he again took up teaching, later marrying the artist Christine Miller (1913-1970) and becoming a playwright himself. He died 23 December, 1983. Ilse never remarried but took on cleaning jobs after moving to Australia. She died 24 March, 1996. Their son Thomas became a doctor of medicine and moved to Canada where he worked at the Assiniboine Clinic in Winnipeg. He died on 31 May, 2013.
Production date 2015 - 2015
Subjectmigration, teachers, doctors, governesses, Esperanto
Object namegenealogy
Dimensions
- height: 296.00 mm
width: 210.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Margaret Swift