Vienna to Shanghai to Toronto: The Journey of Jewish Refugee Susan Muller
"The letter to Rudolf Fuchs (My father) was addressed to Vienna and came from New York."
"The Merkblatt was a note given out to refugees telling them how to behave (an enormous Chuzpah - 'gutsy' thing to do)."
Newspaper article - Shanghai: A Haven for Jews
ID card. "I was a civilian employee at a US Army base after the war."
The Kindergarten - "My Mom tried to make a living, anyway she could. (It did not work) I went to work at 14 to help."
"Cabaret der Unbekannten (a page from the local refugee paper,I was an "unknown singer")."
"Radiogram asking us for $60.00 for entry permit. (We probably did not have $60.00 or if we did it arrived too late)."
"The Radiogram asks us to send a new permit, without municipal permission its not valid. They all perished in Poland."
This is a program from an evening of entertainment by the refugees.
The visa to Brazil: One had to show $3,000 we borrowed it and took it back to the lender the next day. Got the visa, but went to Canada instead. I had a job promise for Rio, but did not speak Portuguese, also had enough of hot climates.
The cost for the choir at the Ohel Moishe Synagogue is $10.00.
"Schuhhaus Paris says that the Jr. partner is getting married, so the store is closed. The shoes are 30 Chinese dollars. There was an inflation. My salary each week was taken home in crates and changed in dark doorways into US dollars. It was less by the minute."
The Operetta Wo die Lerche singt...I was a Chorus girl at 16.
"We had saved $200US and perhaps transfered it to a Bank in the States."
This is a program from an evening of entertainment by the refugees.
"Certificate that my Dad returned to Vienna from Shanghai."
Document telling us that our relatives have permission to travel, but due to present circumstances they dont have the permission from Japanese authorities.(They all perished and were deported to Lagov ueber Opatov in Poland.)"
"Certificate by the Shanghai Hospital that I am healthy."
TA page from a Newspaper regarding the after school activities of the refugee children.
Candid photograph taken at the Vocational Training Center (Junior Club) for European Refugee Children.
Going to the wedding.
"The wedding in the Ohel Moishe Synagogue cost $US 10.00 (a fortune in those days)"
Wedding pictures of Susan and her ex-husband.
Contact Information
Susan Mueller
E-mail: Susanm260@rogers.com