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- Held by
- Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- March 20, 1944 (indexed as 1944)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- Certificate : Paper : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 4,25 in. x W: 6,25 in.
- Scope & content
- 1 page double-sided. The Portuguese coat of arms can be found on the recto top center and on the verso right corner. this is an embarcation certificate for Szlama and Sina Szenkier authorizing them to board the Serpa Pinto in Lisbon, Portugal. Signed by director of Police and Defense Narrative: The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
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- Genre / form
- textual record
- In the picture
- BoatCertificateDocumentGovernmentHandwrittenImmigrationPassengerPoliceSealShipStampTicketTravelTypewrittenTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
- Text in the image
- CONTRAFÉPOLÍCIA DE VIGILÂNCIA E DEFESA DO ESTADOPor ordem do Ex.mo Senhor Director da Polícia de Vigilância e Defesa doEstado, fica autorizado a deslocar-se a Lisboa por três dias, devendo apresentar-sevapor "SERPA PINTO"ERICEIRACaldas da Rainha, 20 de Março de 1944.O Chefe de Postoa-fim-de embarcarem noneste Posto no dia às 11 horas, sob pena de procedimento quando não cumpra.Mod. 110-A-5,000 ex.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
- Language
- Portuguese
- Harvested
- 2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot
Digital objects at the source
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