1_06: Certificate of Inoculation and Vaccines, Herman Sternberg
1948 April 30, First page - Certificate booklet which belonged to Herman Sternberg, Gary Sternberg's father.
White paper with printed text in Mandarin and English using black ink. At the top center, a black-and-white photograph of Herman Sternberg. He is depicted wearing a dark suit with a light collared shirt and pattern tie. He has a short dark haircut. Underneath, the date April 29, 1948 stamped twice in purple ink. At the bottom, the date, April 30, 1948 stamped once in purple ink. A signature in purple ink appears at the bottom right. Two embossed stampings from the Shanghai Quarantine Service are at the bottom and top center.
Name/Title
1_06: Certificate of Inoculation and Vaccines, Herman SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.6Scope and Content
1948 April 30, certificate booklet which belonged to Herman Sternberg, Gary Sternberg's father.Context
Partial excerpt taken from exhibit page Gary Sternberg in Shanghai: Mixing Flour, Water, and German Opera: Gary (Gerd) Sternberg was born in Germany on August 25, 1931 to a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. Although he and his sister were raised and baptized as Protestants, Nazi ideology designated Gary as Jewish. Gary’s father was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on June 14, 1938. When released January 28, 1939, the family managed to find refuge in Shanghai, China with about 18,000 other mostly-Jewish refugees. Gary’s family lived in Shanghai from May 1939 to July 1948. The International Certificate of Inoculation and Vaccination belonged to Herman Sternberg. The certificate was administered by the Shanghai Quarantine Service Ministry of Health.Collection
Gary SternbergCategory
Booklet
Philatelic Material