1_22: Gary Sternberg
c.1930s-1940s, Front side - Photograph from Gary Sternberg.
Black-and-white photograph depicting four people standing near a brick and concrete building. At the right side, two people, a man and a woman are standing close to one another. The man is wearing a neutral toned long length coat and is holding a briefcase with his left hand. The woman is wearing a dark long length coat and is holding bags of goods in both of her hands. At the far left side, a man is standing, facing the two. He is wearing a dark coat and dark pants. His right hand is slightly raised. In the background, a man with a white full length coat is standing with his hands in his pockets.
Name/Title
1_22: Gary SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.22Scope and Content
c.1930s-1940s, photograph from Gary Sternberg.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.Collection
Gary SternbergCategory
Photograph