Fuhrungszeugnis
Номер объектаM1994/016:005
НазваниеFuhrungszeugnis
ОписаниеCharacter reference signed by the Police Commissioner of Berlin, 10 March 1938, stating that Klaus Neukamp has had no previous convictions and that he has not been found begging. Part of the documentation he was required to obtain before he could leave Germany.
Claude Newcombe (formerly Klaus Neukamp) was born on 17 June 1921 in Leipzig, Germany. In 1932, his father’s business went insolvent, and the family moved to Berlin. Claude worked as a clerk in a Jewish company, a division of Hilstein, that assisted with immigration and arranging money transfers from Jews in Germany to other parts of the world. Claude made the decision to leave Germany. Norman Bentwich, President of the Council for German Jewry, and a prominent advocate for German Jewish refugees helped negotiate the admittance of some German Jewish refugees into Australia.
In May 1936, he requested that a limited number of selected German Jews between the ages of 19 and 35 be admitted. He also requested that the government waive the £500 landing money and accept instead a guarantee that the local Jewish community would be responsible for the welfare of the new immigrants.
Claude was selected for the first transport with six other boys aged 16 to 18. He began an intensive English course. His landing permit, signed by Sir Samuel Cohen, was issued on the condition that they worked on farms. The boys left Berlin, spent a week in Hampstead Heath, England, before leaving for Australia. Upon arrival in Sydney, they stayed in the YMHA for a few days and were then sent to the NSW Government Experimental Training farm and college in Glen Innes. After six months, Claude found a job in Cowra on a sheep farm. When war broke out, he enlisted in the Australian Army. He attended Tech at night.
In 1938/1939 Claude attempted to obtain landing permits for his parents, but was unsuccessful. He met his future wife at Temple Emmanuel at a dance for servicemen. Her family had also come from Berlin and they had migrated in 1938. After the war Claude became a mechanic, started his own garage and later became a taxi driver. After the war, the International Red Cross assisted him to find out about his family. His father, Emil, died on 20 February 1940, in the Jewish hospital in Berlin, from complications of diabetes. His mother and younger brother, Ulli, were deported to Riga in 1942 where they were murdered.
Claude Newcombe was a survivor guide at the Sydney Jewish Museum; he died on 1 October 2006.
Claude Newcombe (formerly Klaus Neukamp) was born on 17 June 1921 in Leipzig, Germany. In 1932, his father’s business went insolvent, and the family moved to Berlin. Claude worked as a clerk in a Jewish company, a division of Hilstein, that assisted with immigration and arranging money transfers from Jews in Germany to other parts of the world. Claude made the decision to leave Germany. Norman Bentwich, President of the Council for German Jewry, and a prominent advocate for German Jewish refugees helped negotiate the admittance of some German Jewish refugees into Australia.
In May 1936, he requested that a limited number of selected German Jews between the ages of 19 and 35 be admitted. He also requested that the government waive the £500 landing money and accept instead a guarantee that the local Jewish community would be responsible for the welfare of the new immigrants.
Claude was selected for the first transport with six other boys aged 16 to 18. He began an intensive English course. His landing permit, signed by Sir Samuel Cohen, was issued on the condition that they worked on farms. The boys left Berlin, spent a week in Hampstead Heath, England, before leaving for Australia. Upon arrival in Sydney, they stayed in the YMHA for a few days and were then sent to the NSW Government Experimental Training farm and college in Glen Innes. After six months, Claude found a job in Cowra on a sheep farm. When war broke out, he enlisted in the Australian Army. He attended Tech at night.
In 1938/1939 Claude attempted to obtain landing permits for his parents, but was unsuccessful. He met his future wife at Temple Emmanuel at a dance for servicemen. Her family had also come from Berlin and they had migrated in 1938. After the war Claude became a mechanic, started his own garage and later became a taxi driver. After the war, the International Red Cross assisted him to find out about his family. His father, Emil, died on 20 February 1940, in the Jewish hospital in Berlin, from complications of diabetes. His mother and younger brother, Ulli, were deported to Riga in 1942 where they were murdered.
Claude Newcombe was a survivor guide at the Sydney Jewish Museum; he died on 1 October 2006.
Место изготовленияBerlin, Germany
Дата 1938-03-10
Темаimmigration, children
Наименованиеreferences
Материалpaper
Размерность
- width: 212.00 mm
height: 298.00 mm
Язык
- German The Chief of Police II 20/ Berlin, on 10.3.1938/Character Reference/It is hereby certified that Klaus Neukamp on 17 6 1921 in Leipzig, was born, and that he has been registered as living from 18 8 1932 until now has been registered to reside in this place. 1. That there are no previous convictions registered in the police records; 2. That he has not committed any offences during the last 5 years; 3. That he has shown no abnormalities and 4. That he has not been out begging./Gebuhr: [1 stamp – ink (Chief of Police) 1 stamp – paper (2 RM)/Per: Daeiki [Stamp (Chief of Police)] (Translated by Claude Newcombe and Charlotte Zettel)
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr. Claude Newcombe