September 6, 2010 marked the 70th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Dunera into Sydney Harbour. The Dunera Scandal has not received a great deal of attention in countries other than Australia. But two men from Themar â Julius Kahn, b. 1896, and Adalbert Stern, b. 1917 â were among the 2500 men jammed on … Read more
September 6, 2010 was the 70th anniversary of the landing of HMT Dunera in Sydney Harbour, Australia. The ship carried close to 2000 Jewish refugees of Nazi oppression from Germany and Austria, plus about 500 German Prisoners of War and Italians. Owing to the appalling treatment of the refugees on the 8-week voyage from England, … Read more
So what is new? Itâs a year since we launched the Their Voices Live On â Jewish Life in Themar website, and a lot of traffic has crossed this digital bridge since then. Top priorities were to ensure that the materials that prompted the website in the first place â Manfred Rosengarten’s Stadtplan and Photo … Read more