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Max Joseph Collection

RG-69.003M

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 Tel. (202) 479-9717 Email: [email protected]

Descriptive Summary

Title: Max Joseph Collection

Dates: 1921-1974

RG Number: RG-69.003M

Accession Number: 2005.319

Creator: Max Joseph

Extent: 15 microfilm reels; 35 mm.

Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126

Languages: English and German

Administrative Information

Access: No restrictions on access.

Reproduction and Use: Permission must be obtained from the University of Sydney, Archive of Australian Judaica for any type of use other than research.

Preferred Citation: [file name/number], [reel number], RG-69.003M, Max Joseph collection, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Washington, DC.

Acquisition Information: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project Division purchased the microfilmed collection from the University of Sydney. Archive of Australian Judaica in July 2005. The collection was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Aug. 2005.

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Custodial History

Existence and location of originals: The original records are held by the University of Sydney. Archive of Australian Judaica, Fisher Library FO3, Room 237, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia 2006. Tel. 011 61 2 9351 4162. More information about this repository can be found at http://judaica.library.usyd.edu.au/index.html.

Processing History: Aleksandra B. Borecka

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection includes the personal papers of Max Joseph who kept detailed records relating to his pre-World War II experiences in Berlin, Germany, from 1935 to 1938 and documenting his immigration to Australia in 1939, his internment in the Tatura internment camp from 1940 to 1941, and his life in Australia and work with Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors through the 1960s.

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged thematically and chronologically in 15 series: Series 1, Material from Germany pertaining to the Holocaust, 1935-1938; Series 2, Business papers from Berlin, 1921- 1938; Series 3, Business papers from Berlin, 1932-1957; Series 4, Early years in Australia, 1939- 1944; Series 5, Compensation from West Germany, 1928-1963; Series 6, Compensation from Germany, 1954-1966; Series 7, Compensation from Germany, 1937-1973; Series 8, Mixed papers and Jewish affairs. The Association of Jewish Refugees. 1943-1954; Series 9, Mixed papers and Jewish affairs. The Association of Jewish Refugees, 1945-1973; Series10, Association of New Citizens. 1944-1956; Series 11, Association of New Citizens, liquidation. The New Citizen. 1942-1954; Series 12, Personal papers and affairs concerning the Jewish community, 1937-1969; Series 13, Mixed papers in alpha index [folder] order,1954-1966; Series 14, North Shore Temple Emanuel, 1960-1966; Series 15, Mixed papers, 1953-1972.

Indexing Terms

Joseph, Max, -- 1894-1974.

Holocaust survivors -- Australia. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jews -- Australia. World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Australia. Restitution and indemnification claims (1933- ) World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees. Refugees, Jewish -- Government policy -- Australia.

Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. Australia -- Ethnic relations.

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Inventory:

File Description

1 Material from Germany pertaining to the Holocaust, 1935-1938.

1. Berlin papers on Jewish affairs. Lists of refugees. 1935-1937. 2. Various Berlin business papers. Some Holocaust material from Der Reichsminster der Finanzen. Three issues of Reichsgesetzblatt, nos. 130, 196, and 189. 1938. 3. Jüdische Auswanderung. Korrespondenzblatt über Auswanderungs – und Siedlungswesein. Schmoller & Gordon, Berlin. 1937. (+ Altreu – Transfer bei: etc. Allgemeine Treuhand – Stelle für die Jüdische Auswanderung, Berlin. 1937.) 4. 22 copies of Reichsgesetzblatt, Berlin. Nos. 79 (1931); nos. 2, 42, 45, 60, 62, 63, 88, 91, 94, 115, 116, 122, 159, 165, 188, 193, 197, 198, 201, 206 (1938). 5. Clippings from German newspapers about Jews. 1934-1937. 6. Verzeichnis über das Vermögen von Juden. 27 April 1938. 7. Papers concerning the treatment of German nationals in Germany. 1938- 1939.

2 Business papers from Berlin, 1921-1938.

1. Braüeren. Brewery, Berlin. 1921-1932. 2. Wertzuwachssteuer. Auguststrasse 2. Julius Steinhardt. 1925-1938. 3. Die Bilanzprüfung – durch einen kreditgebenden bankier. 1932. 4. Arbeits gemeinschaft. 1932. 5. Wirtschaftsprüfer – Prüfung. 16 November 1931-18 January 1933. 6. Was ist ein Wirtschaftsprüfer? 1935. 7. Examen zum Wirtschaftsprüfer. 8. Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer. 1934-1937. 9. Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer. 1935. 10. Bankensanierung. Referat. 23 May 1932. 11. Business papers from Berlin. 1932.

3 Business papers from Berlin, 1932-1957.

1. Bankseminar, Berlin. 1932. 2. Kredit – Prüfung, Berlin. 1932-1933. 3. Berlin business papers in folder. 1932-1933. 4. Prüfungsbericht der Eletrodraht & Isolierstoff Akte ingesellschaft. 31 December 1932. 5. Eletrodraht & Isolierstoff. A-G/Bln. Altglienicke. 15 December 1935-10

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March 1936. 6. Business papers. Prüfungsbericht. 1937 (Berlin) & 31 December 1957. 7. Folders of business papers. 1937.

4 Early years in Australia, 1939-1944.

1. Removal of goods from Berlin to Australia. 1938-1939. 2. Removal of goods from Berlin to Australia. 1938-1939. (Cont.) 3. Letters to Mrs. Ilse Joseph from Jewish relations and friends. 1939-1942. Letters from Ilse Joseph’s father, Julius Steinhardt (killed in KZ Lublin). 1932-1942. 4. Personal papers of Dr. Max Joseph (driver’s license, military, etc). 1938- 1944. Application to become General Secretary of the Association of Refugees. 1944. Application for naturalization. 1944. Wireless permit refused. 27 March 1943. Application for classification as “refugee alien.” 6 February 1942. Papers detailing restrictions after internment. 1943. Request to enlist in Army refused. 1942. Cancellation of driver’s license (burnt papers). Letter approving release from internment camp, Tatura. 15 July 1941. A.P. Herbert’s warning to Hitler reprinted by Adelaide Observer. 20 April 1940. Letter from the Committee of the Jewish Community. 13 December 1938. Particulars of Mr. Max Joseph. Newspaper clippings (Aliens contributing to defense, Ivriah Journal, Sydney. WIZO and Zionist Journal.)1942-1943. 5. A disputed account. C.A. Flynn versus Sydney Services Laundries. The Laundry Observer, Sydney. June 1940. 6. Account and Post. Hut 26. Internment Camp at Tatura 1A. 7. Internment Camp at Tatura, Vic. 9 October 1940-16 July 1941. Chronik dei Deutschen Internierungslager in Australien. II Teil. – vom 5 Juni 1940-15 Dez. 1940. Second booklet with a portrait on front. 8. Internee no. 1304. Hut 26. 9 October 1940-16 July 1941. 9. Internment camp 1A at Tatura. German Jewish refugees housed with Nazis. Letter from Max Flesch to camp commandant protesting situation. Letter from Max Joseph to Justices Gavan Duffy and Norman O’Bryan protesting situation. Celebration of Passover and Purim in camp with assistance of Australian Jewish Welfare Society. 9 October 1940-16 July 1941. 10. Correspondence related to Max Joseph’s internment. Newspaper clipping from Australian newspapers regarding the internment of Jews. 1940- 1941. 11. Greeting message from WIZO. Restrictions and regulations for national security. Letter to W.M. Hughes from Ilse Joseph. Character witness testimonies for Max Joseph. National Security Aliens Control legislation. 1940-1941. 12. ₤10,000 from the North Sydney Manufacturing Company Ltd. Leather goods. Newspaper clippings concerning aliens and their internment. 1942-946.

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13. Certificate of naturalization. Fire at film studios owned by Max Joseph. 1946-1963.

5 Compensation from West Germany, 1928-1963.

1. Verkauf Rüdesheimer Platz. Property in Germany and compensation payments. 2. Verkauf Augustr. Lichterfelde. 1938-1951. 3. Compensation from West Germany for Fürtherstrasse II, Auguststrasse, and Rüdesheimer Platz Rümelin. 1955-1963. 4. Frankfurt/Main. 1938-1954. 5. Compensation. Berts. Fuerher Strasse II. Correspondence with Rümelin, Berlin, Dr. Joseph Knecht, Dr. Hans Israel Schlesinger, accountant, Berlin, and Dr. Mankerwicz. 1928 and 1960. 6. Entschädigung aus Berlin. 1933-1958. 7. Material claims from Germany. Council for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Jews from Germany. 1953-1958.

6 Compensation from Germany, 1954-1966.

1. Letter to Sir Arthur Fadden, Commonwealth Treasurer regarding taxes and compensation. Steuerbescheid für über Einkomme steuer. 1954-1961. 2. Income tax payments by West German Republic to Australian Residents. 1957. 3. Victims of Nazi oppression receiving compensation. 1957. 4. Australian income tax on compensation payments from West Germany. Amendment to income tax bill. Reasons for special legislation. 5. E.C.A.J. Committee. Taxation of German compensation payments. 1955- 1959. 6. Entschädigungsamt, Berlin. Correspondence with Rümelin. 1959-1961. 7. Association of Jewish Refugees, London. Tax relief on moral grounds. 1957. 8. Julius Steinhardt. Deutsches Rotes Kreuz. Rümelin. Betr. Anmeldungen Schäden an Leben und Körper und Gesundheit für Herrn Julius Steinhardt. 1955-1966.

7 Compensation from Germany, 1937-1973.

1. Bank account. Rückerstattungs, correspondence with Rümelin. Rechtsanwalt und Notar, Berlin. 1957-1965. 2. Compensation from Berlin. Entschädigungs Schlussgesetz. 1961-1968. 3. Restitution process. Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte, Berlin. 1967. 4. Medical registration of Dr. Max Berg. Correspondence with Dr. Lebwohl. 1937-1959. 5. Max Berg Enschädigungsamt. Correspondence with Dr. Lebwohl in

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Berlin regarding the estate of Max Berg. Max Berg’s will. Photo of plan for the North Shore Temple Emmanuel. 1959. 6. Correspondence regarding compensation. 1962. 7. Papers from Rümelin regarding compensation. 1958-1971. 8. Jewish Restitution Bank, Berlin. Mark Fink & Co. 1937-1950. 9. World Bank, Hamburg. Ilse Joseph. 1954-1960. 10. World Bank, Hamburg. Max Joseph. 1954-1968. 11. Entschädigungsamt, Berlin. Schäden an Freiheit (mit Uteil Koblin- return to Mr. Flesch). Atrag abgelehmt – erhaten. 1972-1973. 12. Joachim-Fredrich Moser (Nachlässache Max Laubheimer). 1971.

8 Mixed papers and Jewish affairs. The Association of Jewish Refugees, 1943- 1954.

1. Australian Jewish Welfare and mixed affairs (Jewish refugees, letters from Berlin). 2. Special friends. Miss Charlotte Levin. Association of Jewish Refugees. Moses Montefiore Home. 3. Minutes book for the Association of Refugees, New South Wales. 1944- 1947. 4. Minutes for the Association of Jewish Refugees (New Citizens). 1943- 1954.

9 Mixed papers and Jewish affairs. The Association of Jewish Refugees, 1945- 1973.

1. Association of Refugees. Clippings and typescript. 1945. 2. Material concerning the Association of Jewish Refugees. Resignation of Max Joseph. 1945. 3. Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain. Deutsche Bank in Hamburg. 4. Association of Jewish Refugees information, London. Pages marked concerning compensation from West Germany. 1954-1973. 5. Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain (compensation). Britain’s new citizens. 1957.

10 Association of New Citizens, 1944-1956.

1. Newspaper clippings regarding the Association of New Citizens. 1944- 1954. 2. Folder containing business matters for the Association of New Citizens. 1946-1956. 3. Association of New Citizens, typescripts and three copies of The New Citizen. 1946-1947. 4. Association of New Citizens annual meeting and letterheads. 1946-1953. 5. Guard book of the Association of New Citizens. Minutes of the 10 April

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1947 meeting. 1947.

11 Association of New Citizens, liquidation. The New Citizen, 1942-1954.

1. Association of New Citizens liquidation, 1 December 1954. 1954. 2. The New Citizen. Sydney Association of New Citizens. 1954.

12 Personal papers and affairs concerning the Jewish community, 1937-1969.

1. Mixed papers in alpha index [folder] order. A: Australian Jewish Welfare Society; Rescue the Children Appeal Fund. F: Jewish Fellowship. Dr. Ernst Rosenthal, London. Circulars and letters regarding Jewish Survivors from Berlin. G: Great Synagogue Choir. H: Hakoah Club. I&J: New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. K: Dr. M. Kuttner’s correspondence. Australian Jewish Welfare Society regarding Maurice Kuttner and Max Joseph. L: Letter to G. Levi regarding the Youth Aliyah Association of Refugees. S: Letter to Dr. E. Robert Singer with details of Max Joseph’s internment and early days in Australia and the Association of Refugees. Comité Israelite des Refugées. Victims des Lois Raciales, Bruxelles. Association of New Citizens. T: Temple Emmanuel. U: United Jewish Overseas Relief Fund in New South Wales. 1945-1946. 2. Mixed papers in alpha index [folder] order. A: Association of Refugees, New South Wales clippings. Landing permit fiche. I&J: Jewish affairs. K&L: Correspondence with Hans Kimmel. Jewish Board of Deputies. N&O: Association of New Citizens. North Shore Synagogue. S&T: Letters from Berlin regarding property restitution. Temple Emmanuel. U&V: United Israel Appeal and Youth Aliya. 1937-1969.

13 Mixed papers in alpha index [folder] order, 1954-1966.

A: Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain. B: Professor F.A. Bland. F: The Ladies Committee of the Scaba Bondi. I&J: Call of Israel Emergency Appeal. Australian Jewish Welfare Society. Jewish Times check. Jewish National Fund check. New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. K: State Zionist Council of New South Wales. Letter regarding The New Citizen to Hans Kimmel, editor of Australian Jewish Communities & Sydney Jewish Community. Letters from F.E. Klein, M. Kuttner, and Hans Levi. M: The Montefiore Home. N: War Memorial Building Fund, North Shore Synagogue. P: Australian Jewish Welfare Society. Montefiore Home (F.H. Pryer). S: The Sydney Jewish News checks. T: Congregation of Temple Emanuel, Woollahra. T: Appeals, Keren Hayesod. Call of Israel Emergence Appeal. The Australian Jewish Welfare Society. Association of New Citizens liquidation. B: B’nai B’rith Parents’ Home opening ceremony. C: Bar Mitzvah, North Shore Temple Emmanuel. F: Communal dinner of New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies. Australian Friends of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, New South

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Wales Branch. I&J: New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies ballot papers. New South Wales Board of Jewish Education. Council for Jewish Education in Schools. Crystal Night not forgotten ball (a flop) [sic]. Deadline for claims from Germany in Jewish Times. K: W. Katz and the Ark Rested (story of North Shore Synagogue). King David School. Letters from M. Kuttner in Bolivia. L: Visit of Dr. Berman, Temple Isaiah Israel, Chicago. M: Montefiore Home invitation to the official opening and consecration of the Cyril Rosenbaum Synagogue, Hunter’s Hill. N: Bar Mitzvah at North Shore Temple Emanuel. Nathan & Myeth wines. P: Porecki. Association of New Citizens declarations (Association of Refugees became the Association of New Citizens). R: Michael Richards Bar Mitzvah. S: Berzirkssamt Wilmersdorf von Berlin. T: Temple Beth Israel, St. Kilda. Rabbi Manuel. U: Dinner ball for Paul Ungar, Federal President of Jewish National Fund of Australia and New Zealand. United Israel Appeal. W: Wolper Jewish Hospital. Temple Emanuel and North Shore Temple Emanuel. Letters between Max Joseph, Otto Lucas, and David Spink about a misunderstanding. Dr. Joseph’s threatened resignation from Temple Emanuel Woollahra and the setting up of the North Shore Temple Emanuel. U&V: United Israel Appeal. Z: State Zionist Council of New South Wales. Mixed papers. Affairs of the North Shore Temple Emanuel, Chatswood. A: Australian Jewish Welfare Society. B: M&L Balberyszski Jewish Bookshops. C: Jewish Cemetery Trust, Temple Emanuel. Sydney Chevra Kadisha. E: Executive Council of Australian Jewry. G: New member, the Great Synagogue. H: Rabbi Gunther Hirschberg. I&J: Documents from Ministry of Religious Affairs, Israel regarding Israeli religious products (mezuzot) and Jewish education. K: King David School fund raising. L: Estate of Charlotte Levin. M. Karl Mendel funeral fees. N: New South Wales friends of the Hebrew University. P: Letter to Rabbi Israel Porus. S: Temple Beth Israel Southern Liberal Congregation, S.A. The Sydney Chevra Kadisha. T: Temple Beth Israel Liberal Congregation, Melbourne. U&V: Keren Hayesod. United Israel Appeal. W: Wolper Jewish Hospital.

14 North Shore Temple Emanuel, 1960-1966.

Mixed papers on the establishment of North Shore Temple Emanuel in alpha index [folder] order. A: Letter from Max Joseph to Charles Aaron. Rabbi Alber Abecassis, Paris. Australian Friends of the Hebrew University. Australian Jewish Welfare Society. Australian Maccabi Council. B: Membership of North Shore Temple Emanuel. Resignation of Cantor Blits. Letter to Rabbi Brasch, Tel Aviv from N. Berston regarding inaugural function of North Shore Temple Emanuel. C: Letter regarding the laying of the foundation stone for Canberra Jewish War Memorial Centre. A.C.T. Jewish Community. The Central Synagogue Bondi Bar Mitzvah. E&F: M. Eisen Jewish Bookseller, 16 Blair St., Bondi. I&J: J.N.F. Office, George street. Jewish Times publishing company. K&L: Letter from G.H. Kirsch. M: New South Wales Maccabiah Fund. The Montefiore Home; Opening of the new Rosenbaum wing. N: The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia. National Union of Australasian Jewish

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Students. The journal Venture. S: Temple Beth Israel; Rabbi Singer. Rabbi Schwartz. U&V: Keren Hayesod, United Israel Appeal. W: Wellington Liberal Jewish Congregation. Application for assistance from Claims Conference. Women’s International Zionist Conference. Wolper Jewish Hospital. X,Y&Z: State Zionist Council of New South Wales. 1960-1966.

15 Mixed papers, 1953-1972.

1. Newspaper clippings regarding Australian Jewry. 1953-1965. 2. Personal correspondence. 1948-1967. 3. File on Dr. Richard E. Klugman, doctor and New South Wales Labour M.P. 1970-1972. 4. Lou and Charles Berg. 1961-1972. 5. Monash Country Club. 1960-1961. 6. North Sydney Council. 1959-1968. 7. Berlin political file and invitations to revisit. 1971.

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