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1. Folding Fan owned by a Japanese aid coordinator for Jewish refugees in Shanghai
2003.464.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.464.2
Date:
creation: approximately 1900-approximately 1945
…, leading to war between Imperial Japan and the Republic of China. The international community was unsure how to respond and pushed for enforcement of the pro…
2. Medal and a ribbon bar pin awarded to a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
1989.243.71_b front
Object | Accession Number: 1989.243.71 a-b
Date:
received: 1941-1945
… place they could immigrate to without visas was Shanghai, China. Hilda secured a cabin for two on the Potsdam, and in early spring 1939, Ernst and Hilda…
3. Makeshift stove in the Wacs' home in Shanghai
Object | Accession Number: 2005.229.2
Date:
creation: 1944
Artwork Title:
My Mother's Shanghai Cooking Stove
…Shanghai (China)…
4. Man in a 3-button suit, drawn to illustrate pattern
Object | Accession Number: 2005.229.6
Date:
creation: 1943-1945
Artwork Title:
Three Button Men's Suit
…Shanghai (China)…
5. Straight razor in a black plastic cover brought to Shanghai by an Austrian Jewish refugee
2010.240.5 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2010.240.5
Date:
emigration: 1938 November
use: 1938-1949
… 1938, Viktor was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp. He was released with proof of a ticket to Shanghai, China. Gisela secured the ticket for Viktor…
6. Red yarn tassels for a Boy Scout uniform worn by a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
2007.205.13_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.205.13 a-b
Date:
use: 1940-1945
emigration: 1939 February
… Shanghai, China, was an open port with no visa required, they decided to send Ludwig with a group of Jewish refugees. He sailed on the SS Conte Rosso…
7. Laced leather billfold with a painted harbor owned by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.2
Date:
received: after 1938-before 1947 December
…, 1938, the family decided to leave Germany. They bought tickets for Shanghai, China, because it was an open port with no visa requirements. Peter left…
8. Boy Scout red leather woggle worn by a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
Object | Accession Number: 2007.205.14
Date:
use: 1940-1945
emigration: 1939 February
… Shanghai, China, was an open port with no visa required, they decided to send Ludwig with a group of Jewish refugees. He sailed on the SS Conte Rosso…
9. Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
1990.114.66 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.66
Date:
issue: 1940
received: 1940-1947
…Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee…
10. Boy Scout ribbons in yellow, green, and red worn by a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
2007.205.12 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.205.12
Date:
use: 1940-1945
emigration: 1939 February
… Shanghai, China, was an open port with no visa required, they decided to send Ludwig with a group of Jewish refugees. He sailed on the SS Conte Rosso…
11. Red enamel permit tag in leather holder issued to a German Jewish refugee
2007.101.9 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.101.9
Date:
use: 1941-1945
…, China, in September 1941. They lived in one room and had to sell their remaining belongings for food. In early 1943, they were relocated to the Hongkew…
12. ORT Shanghai Course in Cutting Men's Clothing by M. Wacs
Object | Accession Number: 2005.229.8
Date:
creation: 1943-1945
…Shanghai (China)…
13. Lux cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
Object | Accession Number: 2010.240.14
Date:
emigration: 1939 March
use: after 1939 March-before 1947 March
… Shanghai in Japanese-occupied China because it was an open port with no visa required. In early 1939, the family and Gerda’s mother, Selma, took a train to…
14. Pin from the Ski and Winter Sports Club of China owned by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai
2006.19.20 front
Object | Accession Number: 2006.19.20
Date:
received: 1931-1949
…Pin from the Ski and Winter Sports Club of China owned by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai…
15. Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
1990.114.65 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.65
Date:
issue: 1940
received: 1940-1947
…Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee…
16. Knight cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2010.240.13
Date:
use: 1939 March-before 1947 March
… Shanghai in Japanese-occupied China because it was an open port with no visa required. In early 1939, the family and Gerda’s mother, Selma, took a train to…
17. Man in 2-breasted suit carrying newspaper, drawn to illustrate pattern
Object | Accession Number: 2005.229.5
Date:
creation: 1943-1945
Artwork Title:
Double Breasted Men's Suit
…Shanghai (China)…
18. Boy Scout badge with an embroidered red lion worn by an Austrian Jewish refugee in Shanghai
2007.205.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.205.6
Date:
use: 1940-1945
emigration: 1939 February
… Shanghai, China, was an open port with no visa required, they decided to send Ludwig with a group of Jewish refugees. He sailed on the SS Conte Rosso…
19. Five dragon cigarette package cover collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
Object | Accession Number: 2010.240.16
Date:
use: after 1939 March-before 1947 March
… Shanghai in Japanese-occupied China because it was an open port with no visa required. In early 1939, the family and Gerda’s mother, Selma, took a train to…
20. Golden Circles cigarette package wrapper collected in Shanghai by a German Jewish refugee boy
Object | Accession Number: 2010.240.18
Date:
use: after 1939 March-before 1947 March
… Shanghai in Japanese-occupied China because it was an open port with no visa required. In early 1939, the family and Gerda’s mother, Selma, took a train to…