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[es-ES]Record tools[es-ES] [es-ES]Displays[es-ES]	Dorrit Boehm Remove from selection Add to selection Número del objetoM2017/043:022 TítuloDorrit Boehm DescripciónProfessional photo of Dorrit Boehm (later Mahemoff), age two. Dorrit Mahemoff (nee Boehm) 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. Lugar de producciónShanghai, China Fecha 1942-11 - 1942-11 TemaShanghai, China, children, refugees Nombre del objetophotographs Materialpaper Técnicaphotography Dimensiones width: 100.00 mm length: 125.00 mm Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Dorrit Mahemoff

Número del objetoM2017/043:022

TítuloDorrit Boehm

DescripciónProfessional photo of Dorrit Boehm (later Mahemoff), age two. Dorrit Mahemoff (nee Boehm) 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.

Lugar de producciónShanghai, China

Fecha 1942-11 - 1942-11

TemaShanghai, China, children, refugees

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Técnicaphotography

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Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Dorrit Mahemoff

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