1_40: Herman Sternberg
1948 July 10, Front side - Certificate from the Consulate General of the United States in Shanghai, China to Herman Sternberg.
Tan certificate with typed text in English using black ink. Cursive handwriting in English using black ink is present. At the center, a black-and-white photograph depicting Herman Sternberg facing forward appears. Herman is wearing a dark suit with a light-colored collared shirt, a dark tie. Overtop, a debossed stamp from the Consulate Services. Herman's signature in black ink is present at the top of the photograph. Directly to the right, a circular black ink overprint stamp from the Consulate. A red-brown 2-dollar American Foreign Services stamp is present. Overtop, a cancellation dated June 10, 1948.
Name/Title
1_40: Herman SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.40Scope and Content
1948 July 10, certificate from the Consulate General of the United States in Shanghai, China to Herman 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
Certificate