ObjektnummerM2001/001:027
BeskrivningDocument is an official duplicate of a letter from the Headmaster of the French Municipal School, Remi, Shanghai. Letter attests that Pierre Severine Sapir (Peter) is a student there and well behaved. It is typed in French and a photo of Pierre is attached. Letter dated 19th April, 1943.
Jakob Sapir, his wife Tola and son Peter, travelled in the late 1930s from Poland to Vilno in Lithuania, then on to Moscow. They then travelled from Vladivostock to Kobe, Japan and eventually arrived in Shanghai in 1941. They lived in the French quarter in Shanghai, but were later moved into the Hongkew ghetto. Peter Sapir attended St. Francis Xavier's school, run by English priests, which was outside the ghetto boundary. Jakob Sapir earned a living in Shanghai running a Polish kitchen. The family left Shanghai in 1947, aboard the "Hwa Lien" ship, migrating to Sydney, Australia.
Jakob Sapir, his wife Tola and son Peter, travelled in the late 1930s from Poland to Vilno in Lithuania, then on to Moscow. They then travelled from Vladivostock to Kobe, Japan and eventually arrived in Shanghai in 1941. They lived in the French quarter in Shanghai, but were later moved into the Hongkew ghetto. Peter Sapir attended St. Francis Xavier's school, run by English priests, which was outside the ghetto boundary. Jakob Sapir earned a living in Shanghai running a Polish kitchen. The family left Shanghai in 1947, aboard the "Hwa Lien" ship, migrating to Sydney, Australia.
Datum 1943-04-19
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- whole width: 212.00 mm
whole height: 275.00 mm
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- French I the undersigned, H. Nicolet de Chollet, Director of the French Municipal School, 200 Remi Road, declare that at this time, Mr. Pierre Severine Sapir is a student in class 11eA,
that he is an excellent student and behaves perfectly.
Mr. Pierre Severine Sapir is
Made in Shanghai, for serving and upholding that of the right and true of 19 April 1943.
KreditSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Dr Peter Sapir