Номер объектаM2015/004:008
ОписаниеHandwritten postcard from Leonard Aron Oppenheim to his wife Leonie in Sydney, Australia, stamped on 5th October 1945.
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 (N° 13753) 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, Leonard wrote in pencil: ‘My dear Leonie I am still waiting for further information regarding you. Last letter dated 7.42. I am still well. Love, your husband Phips.’
Below the handwritten text, the postcard gives information about the residence of Leonard: 'P. O. W. Camp, Borneo'. Directly below this, Leonard wrote in pencil: 'Pte. L. Oppenheim 13753 [his register number in prison] I/S.S.V.F'.
The postcard shows Japanese characters in red colour on the front page.
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 (N° 13753) 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, Leonard wrote in pencil: ‘My dear Leonie I am still waiting for further information regarding you. Last letter dated 7.42. I am still well. Love, your husband Phips.’
Below the handwritten text, the postcard gives information about the residence of Leonard: 'P. O. W. Camp, Borneo'. Directly below this, Leonard wrote in pencil: 'Pte. L. Oppenheim 13753 [his register number in prison] I/S.S.V.F'.
The postcard shows Japanese characters in red colour on the front page.
Место изготовленияBorneo, Asia
Дата
ТемаHolocaust, survivors, Jews in Australia, loved ones' contact, Japanese occupation, prisoners of war
Наименованиеpostcards
Размерность
- width: 143.00 mm
height: 95.00 mm
Язык
- English
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Jeffrey Hilton