[Letters, Certificates and Papers, 1923-1960]

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Series[UMA-SRE-20190020] PRIVATE AND PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE OF FRITZ LOEWEAccession[1988.0020] Consolidated Papers of Fritz Philipp LoeweIdentifierUMA-ITE-2019002000009Scope and ContentFolder containing various certificates (German police certificates, birth certificates, academic certificates, etc), immigration documents, memos and correspondence (mainly) to/from Hedwig Loewe. Also includes a number of certificate translations (Italian to English), letters and papers regarding Gerda Felicita Makower trying to emigrate from Italy post-WWII.
Topics include: Building permit from the City of Camberwell Council, 1960; Hedwig Loewe acquiring visas for herself and her children (through the British Consulate in Frankfurt) to leave Germany in 1939; Hedwig Loewe's registration documents for relocation within Germany, 1930s; Letter from the German Jewish Aid Committee to Mrs Hedwig Loewe inviting her to apply for a visa with the British Consulate in Frankfurt, 1938; Copy of marriage certificate of Fritz Loewe's parents, 1939; Identity documents for Fritz Loewe's parents, 1920s & 1930s; Letter from the German Justice Department regarding 'The Jewish Birth Register', 1939; Hedwig Loewe offering to volunteer with the Red Cross Bureau for the Wounded Missing and Prisoners of War, 1942; Hedwig Loewe's pension, 1937; Gerda Makower not being allowed to immigrate into Australia as she married an Italian, 1948; Poetry written by Fritz Loewe; Landing permit for Gerda Makower to enter Australia, 1948; Detailed story of the experiences of German-Jews during WWII (particularly a letter from Kurt Ball who describes his experience in a concentration camp, undated); Financial matters; Meal/ingredient lists; Post-war camps in Austria; Post-war migration and work opportunities.
Senders/recipients include: Fritz Loewe; L. F. Cheffers, City of Camberwell; British Consulate General; German Jewish Aid Committee; T. W. White, Red Cross Bureau for Wounded; Fritz Dierks; Commonwealth Migration Officer, Department of Immigration, Australia; Charlotte Weitze; S. Gottlieb, Milan; The American Joint Distrubition Committee; Gerda Makower; Gary Makower; Hedwig Makower; Arthur A. Calwell, Minister for Immigration, Commonwealth of Australia; Kurt Ball; Werner (last name unknown).Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2019.0020 Unit 0002

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CreatorLoewe, Fritz P.RoleProvenance

Dates

Date1923-1960

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Previous System ID2019.0020.00009Finding Aid Reference1988.0020 Unit 48/6

Characteristics

Language of MaterialEnglish (eng)German (ger)Italian (ita)

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