Object numberM2018/008:011
DescriptionIn March 1938, Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in the “Anschluss”. From May 1938, the racist Nuremberg laws applied in Austria, and Austrian Jews were steadily ostracised from their societies during the process of “Aryanisation.” This tension came to a climax in the Kristallnacht pogrom from 9th-10th November.
In the meantime, Hardy Brothers, a British jewellery-making firm, offer young Leo Steiner from Vienna employment in Sydney, Australia as a jewellery mounter in July 1938. However, the Gestapo threaten to arrest Jews issued with travel documents who do not leave within a short time. Whilst Leo’s Australian landing permit is pending, it is therefore prudent to seek temporary refuge in a third country. Before he is discharged from his erstwhile firm Vienna Art Designs, Leo’s employer Oscar Fastlich writes that his stay in Switzerland is necessary for business. In July, Leo moves to Zurich on a temporary stay visa, leaving his parents, Adolf and Hermine, and brother Paul, behind in Vienna.
During this time, Leo and his family were largely reliant on financial donations and food parcels from relatives. This moving out notice stating that Leo is moving from his apartment on Konradstrasse, Zurich to the refugee camp in Fällanden, Zurich, a work shelter run under the auspices of the local Jewish Cultural Committee.
In the meantime, Hardy Brothers, a British jewellery-making firm, offer young Leo Steiner from Vienna employment in Sydney, Australia as a jewellery mounter in July 1938. However, the Gestapo threaten to arrest Jews issued with travel documents who do not leave within a short time. Whilst Leo’s Australian landing permit is pending, it is therefore prudent to seek temporary refuge in a third country. Before he is discharged from his erstwhile firm Vienna Art Designs, Leo’s employer Oscar Fastlich writes that his stay in Switzerland is necessary for business. In July, Leo moves to Zurich on a temporary stay visa, leaving his parents, Adolf and Hermine, and brother Paul, behind in Vienna.
During this time, Leo and his family were largely reliant on financial donations and food parcels from relatives. This moving out notice stating that Leo is moving from his apartment on Konradstrasse, Zurich to the refugee camp in Fällanden, Zurich, a work shelter run under the auspices of the local Jewish Cultural Committee.
Production placeZürich, Switzerland
Production date 1938-11-01 - 1938-11-01
SubjectHolocaust, Nazi political activities (1933-1939), refugees, refugees, refugee experiences in Australia, moving-out notice
Object nameofficial correspondence
Dimensions
- length: 210.00 mm
width: 148.00 mm
Language
- German Notice of moving out
Of house no. 39 / Street (Place) Konradstrasse / District 5
Moving out date: 1.11.1938
Status prior to moving out: tenant
Family name: Steiner
First name: Leo
Hometown: Vienna
Profession: Jeweller/mechanic
Year of birth: 1918 / Confession: Mosaic / Marital status: single
Moving to: Faellenden
From Zuerich, 1.11.1939 – Pfister Zuerich 5/Konradstrasse 39
The above notice has been received on this day:
Zurich, November 2nd, 1938
Regional Office 5
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Pauline Shavit