Номер объектаM2015/004:001
ОписаниеHandwritten postcard from Pte Leonard Aron Oppenheim to his wife Leonie in Sydney.
Leonard Aron Oppenheim was the first husband of Leonie Hirschberg who later became Leonie Hilton. Leonie left Berlin in 1938 in order to escape the Nazi regime. They met and got married in Singapore. Leonard Aron Oppenheim was born in Harbin, Russia, of Jewish origin. He was an engineer and architect in Singapore which was controlled by Britain. When war started he joined the British Volunteer Corps. The Japanese conquered Singapore in February 1942. Leonie was evacuated and ended up in Sydney. Leonard was captured and put to work. He became a prisoner of war and was moved from Singapore to a camp in Kuching, Sarawak, on the island of Borneo in March 1943. There Leonard died in 1945. The cause of his death was officially given as malaria and beriberi.
Between 1942 and 1945, Leonie and Leonard managed to make contact in an exchange of telegrams, letters, postcards and broadcast messages. In this postcard, written in ink and indicating his POW number (N° 13753), Leonard writes: “Dearest Leonie Am in good health. Pass time working, reading, cards. No news of you. Trust you well and comfortable. All my love. Leonard.” There is no date given.
The postcard is stamped with ‘passed by censor’ and shows Japanese characters in red and blue colour on the front side.
Leonard Aron Oppenheim was the first husband of Leonie Hirschberg who later became Leonie Hilton. Leonie left Berlin in 1938 in order to escape the Nazi regime. They met and got married in Singapore. Leonard Aron Oppenheim was born in Harbin, Russia, of Jewish origin. He was an engineer and architect in Singapore which was controlled by Britain. When war started he joined the British Volunteer Corps. The Japanese conquered Singapore in February 1942. Leonie was evacuated and ended up in Sydney. Leonard was captured and put to work. He became a prisoner of war and was moved from Singapore to a camp in Kuching, Sarawak, on the island of Borneo in March 1943. There Leonard died in 1945. The cause of his death was officially given as malaria and beriberi.
Between 1942 and 1945, Leonie and Leonard managed to make contact in an exchange of telegrams, letters, postcards and broadcast messages. In this postcard, written in ink and indicating his POW number (N° 13753), Leonard writes: “Dearest Leonie Am in good health. Pass time working, reading, cards. No news of you. Trust you well and comfortable. All my love. Leonard.” There is no date given.
The postcard is stamped with ‘passed by censor’ and shows Japanese characters in red and blue colour on the front side.
ТемаHolocaust, survivors, Jews in Australia, loved ones' contact, Japanese occupation, prisoners of war
Наименованиеpostcards
Размерность
- width: 142.00 mm
height: 90.00 mm
Язык
- English
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Jeffrey Hilton