Overview
- Description
- The British passport permits Leo Meyer to enter Hong Kong and Macau with the Shanghai soccer team in 1947.
- Date
-
creation:
1947
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leo Meyer
- Collection Creator
- Leo Meyer
- Biography
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Leo Meyer was a member of the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai, China during World War II. He was a teacher and a coach for a refugee school and was very active in athletics. He was the only Jew on the Shanghai soccer team.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Passports.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Soccer teams--China--Shanghai. Refugees, Jewish--China--Shanghai. Jewish athletes--China--Shanghai.
- Personal Name
- Meyer, Leo.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The passport was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Leo Meyer in 1990
Issued to Leo Meyer, 1947.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:11:12
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515570
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