Número del objetoM2001/001:038
DescripciónMerit certificate awarded to P.Sapir, by director of St. Xavier's College in Shanghai, September 1943. Brother Peter signed as the director of the school. "First Token of Merit for Conduct and Application"
Jakob Sapir, his wife Tola and son Peter, travelled in the late 1930s from Poland to Vilno in Lithuania, then on to Moscow. They then travelled from Vladivostock to Kobe, Japan and eventually arrived in Shanghai in 1941. They lived in the French quarter in Shanghai, but were later moved into the Hongkew ghetto. Peter Sapir attended St. Francis Xavier's school, run by English priests, which was outside the ghetto boundary. Jakob Sapir earned a living in Shanghai running a Polish kitchen. The family left Shanghai in 1947, aboard the "Hwa Lien" ship, migrating to Sydney, Australia.
Jakob Sapir, his wife Tola and son Peter, travelled in the late 1930s from Poland to Vilno in Lithuania, then on to Moscow. They then travelled from Vladivostock to Kobe, Japan and eventually arrived in Shanghai in 1941. They lived in the French quarter in Shanghai, but were later moved into the Hongkew ghetto. Peter Sapir attended St. Francis Xavier's school, run by English priests, which was outside the ghetto boundary. Jakob Sapir earned a living in Shanghai running a Polish kitchen. The family left Shanghai in 1947, aboard the "Hwa Lien" ship, migrating to Sydney, Australia.
Lugar de producciónShanghai, China
Fecha 1943-09
TemaHolocaust, education, immigration, children
Nombre del objetocertificates
Materialpaper
Dimensiones
- whole width: 135.00 mm
whole height: 85.00 mm
Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Dr Peter Sapir