Manfred Lobel collection

Identifier: irn36901
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36901

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Manfred Lobel in 2009.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a handmade board game and two textbooks relating to the experiences of Manfred Lobel and his family during their flight from Berlin, Germany, and their life in Shanghai, China, during and after the Holocaust.

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Shanghai Millionaire board game made by 2 German Jewish refugee children
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37343
- English
- 1946
- overall: Height: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Handmade board game, Shanghai Millionaire, created by 10 year old Manfred and 14 year old Siegfried Lobel in the Hongkew ghetto in Shanghai in 1946. It was based on Monopoly and made from a US Army cardboard "K" rations box. The boys fled Berlin, Germany, with their parents, Gustav and Dora, in 1940, due to the persecution of Jews under the Nazi dictatorship. Since Gustav and Dora were born in Romania, exit visas for the United States did not seem to be an option because of the high quotas. In 1940, they received permits to leave Germany for Shanghai, China. American troops entered the city...
Textbook
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37344
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
Textbook used by 10 year old Manfred Lobel in the Shanghai Jewish Youth Association School (SJYA). In 1940, Manfred fled to Shanghai from Berlin, Germany, with his parents, Gustav and Dora, and 14 year old brother Siegfried due to the Nazi persecution of Jews. Since his parents were born in Romania, exit visas for the United States did not seem to be an option because of the high quotas. In 1940, the family received permits to leave Germany for Shanghai. American troops entered the city on September 3, 1945. The family emigrated to the US in 1949.
Textbook
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37345
- English
- 1937
- Updated 7 months ago
Textbook used by 10 year old Manfred Lobel in the Shanghai Jewish Youth Association School (SJYA). In 1940, Manfred fled to Shanghai from Berlin, Germany, with his parents, Gustav and Dora, and 14 year old brother Siegfried due to the Nazi persecution of Jews. Since his parents were born in Romania, exit visas for the United States did not seem to be an option because of the high quotas. In 1940, the family received permits to leave Germany for Shanghai. American troops entered the city on September 3, 1945. The family emigrated to the US in 1949.

Manfred Lobel collection

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Shanghai Millionaire board game made by 2 German Jewish refugee children

Textbook

Textbook