Shanghai Ghetto – Collection of Seven Postcards in German sent by a Jew from Berlin to her Family in Shanghai ...

Shanghai Ghetto – Collection of Seven Postcards in German sent by a Jew from Berlin to her Family in Shanghai Ghetto via Siberia – 1939-1940 – and a Rare Banknote from Shanghai Ghetto
After the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party to power in 1933, anti-Semitism became the official policy in Germany, and laws were enacted, such as the Nuremberg Laws, which banished the Jews from all aspects of life. At the end of the 30s, many Jews attempted to flee the country, but were unable to escape from Nazi Germany in an effort to find a country that would accept them.
During the war, the Chinese city of Shanghai was occupied by Japan. Japan and the Chinese puppet government that ruled the areas of occupied China on Japan’s behalf did not change the unique passport regulations in Shanghai, and as such the city became the only place worldwide which permitted entry without a passport or visa. In 1938 and 1939, seventeen thousand Jewish refugees came to the Shanghai ghetto and were housed in low-income apartments and camps established on the grounds of the former school building. In 1941, many yeshiva students from Lithuania sought refuge in Shanghai, including those of the Mir Yeshiva.
1. A collection of letters
The collection is of seven letters sent by a young woman named Kaethe Silbermann. She was 30 years old and lived in Berlin. Kaethe sent letters to her sister and the rest of her relatives who succeeded in fleeing Germany and stayed with Jewish refugees in Shanghai. The letters are handwritten in German Gothic. Two years after these letters were sent, the author was captured by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz, where she was murdered by the Nazis.
The first letter is postmarked August 19, 1939 and the last one is postmarked May 21, 1940.
All the letters have "via Siberia" stamped on them.
The first letter was returned to the sender after the address was not found, as evidenced by the stamp fixed on it. The remaining six letters were sent to the correct address on the famous East Seward Street in the Shanghai ghetto.
The majority of the postcards have German propaganda stamps fixed on them in German and illustrated symbols, in addition to the red German censorship stamps of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and stamps in Chinese.

2. A very rare banknote used in the Shanghai ghetto. This has most likely never before been seen in auction!
On one side of the banknote is Chinese writing, while on the other side English writing appears. The banknote is a five Yuan bill and "Shanghai 1932" is marked on it. There are illustrations on both sides of the note. On the side of the bill with the Chinese writing there is a hand-drawn Star of David and Chinese lettering, which is the stamp of the Jewish ghetto in Shanghai. The bills with such stamps were in use exclusively during the years of the Shanghai ghetto. It is a very rare stamp! A banknote with this stamp is extremely rare!
Condition: Excellent