1_41: Gary Sternberg
1947 July 1, Front side, top - Certificate from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to Gary Sternberg.
Tan certificate with printed and typed text in English using black ink. Cursive handwriting at the bottom in black ink is present. At the right side, a black-and-white photograph depicting Gary Sternberg wearing a light-colored collared shirt facing forward. Three purple ink cancellations dated July 1, 1947 are present at the right side and top center.
Name/Title
1_41: Gary SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.41Scope and Content
1947 July 1, certificate from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to 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. The green 500-yuan stamp was issued in 1941 in the Kwangtung province, today spelled Guangdong.Collection
Gary SternbergCategory
Certificate