A twist of fate: a German Jewish refugee's expose of the Japanese Kavieng 1944 massacre

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Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal, 23, 4 (2018)

Author Russell Stern AbstractAlbert Klestadt was born in Essen, Germany on 30 October 1913. His father, Walter was a manufacturer and Albert was educated in Hamburg where, according to Albert, 'people liked to play with boats and ships of all sizes'. His mother, Claire, taught him to sail on the Alster River, and in 1935, aged 22, fearful of the threat that confronted German Jews from the antisemitism evident in the policies of the Nazi government, he left Germany to work for a German trading company in Tokyo, Japan. Initially, he spent a week in London, and then sailed on the SS Haruna Maru to Kobe, Japan. He had not been permitted to take much in money or valuables out of Germany and could not enjoy a luxurious passage, as he was to be able to do later in life.
Year2018
Pages687-698