Leo Meyer passport
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Leo Meyer
Biographical History
Leo Meyer was a member of the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai, China during World War II. He was a teacher and a coach for a refugee school and was very active in athletics. He was the only Jew on the Shanghai soccer team.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leo Meyer
The passport was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Leo Meyer in 1990 Issued to Leo Meyer, 1947.
Scope and Content
The British passport permits Leo Meyer to enter Hong Kong and Macau with the Shanghai soccer team in 1947.
People
- Meyer, Leo.
Subjects
- Refugees, Jewish--China--Shanghai.
- Jewish athletes--China--Shanghai.
- Soccer teams--China--Shanghai.
Genre
- Passports.
- Document