FLIGHT FROM GERMANY
GERMAN JEWISH FAMILY PERSECUTION BY NAZIS AIR TRAVEL TO N.Z. (Per Press Association.) Auckland, this day. Fleeing from the threat of Nazi persecution, a German family of Jewish descent arrived at Auckland by the Maunganui after a rapid trip of 14 days from Leipzig. Composed of a man, his wife and their daughter, the family hopes to find a more peaceful existence in New Zealand. Only a few weeks ago, the family was living in Silesia, near the Polish border. Because of their ancestry, life became almost unbearable for them, and they decided to emigrate. They were able to make arrangements to leave the country and a fortnight ago they boarded a Dutch airliner at Leipzig. The family arrived in Sydney in nine days, after travelling by two Dutch air lines. They landed at 3 p.m last Thursday and the Maunganui sailed an hour later. After a hurried journey from the aerodrome to the city, they were able to catch the liner just before she pulled away from the wharf.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 29 August 1939, Page 16
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