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German Jewish refugees at the Chelsea Park training farm established by the Australian Jewish Welfare Society near Sydney. [LCID: 86464]
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Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand joined the United Kingdom in declaring war against Nazi Germany in 1939. During World War II, troops from Australia and New Zealand fought in both the European and Pacific Theaters as part of the Allied Powers. Both countries also housed refugees and enemy aliens during the Holocaust. Explore content related to Australia and New Zealand during the Holocaust and World War II.

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In a take-off of travel posters advertising peaceful vacation spots, Beifeld draws a picture of a Hungarian military tent pitched ... [LCID: 58022a]
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Art and Survival: György Beifeld's Visual Memoir from the Russian Front, 1942–1943
Tablecloth with roses embroidered by her mother carried by 17 year old Hannah Kronheim when she left Germany on the Kinderstransport [Children's Transport] in 1939.
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Kindertransport, 1938–40
Paper permit with printed text in English and Japanese with handwritten notes in Japanese.
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Permit for stay in Japan

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