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Aktionen Anzeigeoptionen	Baby Shoes Aus Auswahl entfernen Zur Auswahl hinzufügen InventarnummerM2017/043:028 TitelBaby Shoes BeschreibungA pair of red ankle strap baby shoes, made of soft leather, with a leather sole. The shoes belong to Dorrit Mahemoff (nee Boehm) who was born on the 27th of April, 1940 in Shanghai, China. Her parents, Irene and Edgar Boehm, were Jewish refugees from Germany. In 1939, the Boehms escaped persecution in Europe to Shanghai, which was one of the only ports in the world that did not require a visa. The family was interned in the Hongkew Ghetto by the Japanese, where Dorrit’s father, Edgar, worked as a waiter. 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. EntstehungsortShanghai, China Datum 1939 - 1940 SchlagwortShanghai, China, children, clothing Objektbezeichnungshoes Materialleather Format Left shoe width: 56.00 mm length: 110.00 mm Right Shoe width: 49.00 mm length: 110.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Dorrit Mahemoff

InventarnummerM2017/043:028

TitelBaby Shoes

BeschreibungA pair of red ankle strap baby shoes, made of soft leather, with a leather sole. The shoes belong to Dorrit Mahemoff (nee Boehm) who was born on the 27th of April, 1940 in Shanghai, China. Her parents, Irene and Edgar Boehm, were Jewish refugees from Germany. In 1939, the Boehms escaped persecution in Europe to Shanghai, which was one of the only ports in the world that did not require a visa. The family was interned in the Hongkew Ghetto by the Japanese, where Dorrit’s father, Edgar, worked as a waiter. 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.

EntstehungsortShanghai, China

Datum 1939 - 1940

SchlagwortShanghai, China, children, clothing

Objektbezeichnungshoes

Materialleather

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Dorrit Mahemoff

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