Leo Meyer passport

Identifier
irn515570
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.269
  • RG-10.427
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Chinese
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515570

Extent and Medium

folder

1

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.
  • Soccer teams--China--Shanghai.
  • Jewish athletes--China--Shanghai.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.