Chinese puppet government travel document
Harbin consulate general – 1943. The Japanese established several Asian puppet states throughout of Asia during the 1930's and World War Two: Manchukuo;...
Romania and the Holocaust
1944 special travel-permit for a Jew. When one tries to learn about the Holocaust in Europe, there is a clear distinction that has to be made between Axis satellites and states that were entirely dependent on the support from Germany, the occupied territories under the...
1944 Swiss refugee ID
Late war issue for a Jewish woman. When we think of Switzerland the images of good chocolate or cheese comes to mind. The country is well known for its delicacies and amazingly breathtaking scenery. These days when I go into the supermarket or the local...
WW2 Oil production worker’s passport
1944 British Palestine issue. Assisting in the war-effort was vital, for all sides, during World War Two. Be it for the Axis of for the Allies, each side attached great importance to its civilian's ...
Post-WW2 occupation zone in China
The area of Luda (Dalian), Guandong, is probably the most fascinating and historically important post World War Two zones in China. Following the Red Army’s advance into North East China in September of 1945...
Early WWII Refugee travel certificate
Plight of war, escaping to freedom. By early 1940 Europe was in war: Poland has been conquered, and Germany with Russia where jointly controlling the country. Anyone who did not manage to escape east, into Romania...
Al Schwimmer – the man and the vision
1958 passport used by the founder of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Al Schwimmer was born in 1917 in the US. His attraction to planes began at a young age and also a career with Lockheed Corporation contributed immensely to his work later on. During...
German evacuation/deportation papers
The expulsion of Germans from liberated countries. One of the outcomes to the end of hostilities in Europe of 1945 was the mass reprisals and expulsion of Germans from liberated European countries. The horrific occupation and treatment of c...
One of Israel’s earliest PASSPORTS
4th edition and one of the first to appear in 1952. Israel’s first travel documents appeared at the end of 1948 but they were not deemed as a "passport" but rather as a travel document or Laissez-Passer. This can be tried to be explained by...
Diplomatic Identity Card
Issued to diplomats while serving abroad. Though not a passport, these types of documents were used by diplomats while stationed and serving abroad. Th...