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German “J” Passport under Nazi Occupation of a Jewish Woman Who Immigrated to Eretz Israel aboard the Champollion Ship - Viennese passport marked with the letter “J” belonging to the Jewish woman Henna Nebenzahl, wife of Feivel Nebenzahl (see previous item), joint documentation of the couple’s escape journey together until their arrival in Eretz Israel aboard the Champollion ship. January 3, 1939. Henna was born on September 24, 1872, in the city of Podgórze, Poland ( כיום part of Kraków), and lived with her husband in Vienna. Her passport was issued on the exact same date as Feivel’s, on January 3, 1939 (marked with the number 19; Feivel’s passport was marked 18), and it too is stamped with the red letter “J” identifying her as Jewish. Under the profession section it is stated that she was engaged in housekeeping (Haushalt). Here as well appears the stamp of the shipping company with an illustration of the ship Champollion, which transported many Jewish immigrants to Eretz Israel. On January 4, 1939, she received a visa to Eretz Israel from the British Consulate in Vienna under Category A (persons of means), and on January 19 she received a visitor visa to Belgium valid for 15 days together with her husband. The stamps show that on January 20 she passed through the Vienna border control (Grenzpolizeikommissariat), and from there to Prague and Bratislava. On March 9, 1939, her passport was stamped at the port of Marseille in France prior to boarding the ship, and on March 21 she arrived at the port of Haifa, where she received permanent residency approval as an immigrant. At the end of the passport appears a prominent red Czechoslovakian stamp indicating permanent emigration abroad (Trvalé přesídlení do ciziny), stamped in March 1939. This stamp signified permanent departure from Europe just before the possibility of leaving the occupied countries was closed. In March 1938, Austria was annexed to Germany (the “Anschluss”). Following the annexation, approximately 200,000 Jews were added to the Reich and were likewise subjected to the Nuremberg Laws. The German Office for Jewish Affairs, headed by Adolf Eichmann, was responsible for implementing the anti-Jewish laws and for the expulsion of Jews from Austria. Jews were dispossessed of their property and forced to emigrate outside German territory or even outside territories under German control, in accordance with Nazi policy. The confiscated funds were used to finance their deportation, while the remainder was transferred to the German treasury. In March 1938, the Germans required all holders of Austrian passports to have them stamped with the letter “J”. 32 pages. Very good condition.