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[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]M1993/068:011
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Letter of Authorisation from American Joint Distribution Committee - Emigration Service. Letter dated 29/04/1949, contains details of the Himmelschein family members and their proposed travel arrangements from Austria to Australia.
It is part of the collection of documents pertaining to the life of Moniek (Max) Himmelschein. Born 15 January 1928 in Warsaw, Max was in the Janusz Korczak orphanage in Warsaw. After liberation, he worked as a truck driver for the Joint Distribution Committee before immigrating to Australia in 1949.
It is part of the collection of documents pertaining to the life of Moniek (Max) Himmelschein. Born 15 January 1928 in Warsaw, Max was in the Janusz Korczak orphanage in Warsaw. After liberation, he worked as a truck driver for the Joint Distribution Committee before immigrating to Australia in 1949.
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO] 1949-04-29
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]post World War II, emigration Austria to Australia, families
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]official correspondence
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]paper
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- width: 230.00 mm
height: 350.00 mm
[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Sydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr Max Schein