February 1939

In an earlier post, I mentioned that the one remaining Jewish newspaper in Germany by 1939 – the Jüdisches Nachrichtenblatt was full of articles about how to leave Germany for other countries, including Brazil, Palestine, the USA, Britain, China, and so on. News items include articles on  related topics, such as matters arising from the Evian conference.

The ‘personal ads’ are full of English lesson courses, removals, and notices that people are leaving (see below).

Another feature of the paper was a regular page of English language lessons, an example of which can be seen in the extract below, courtesy of the Leo Baeck Institute (please just click on the image to see a larger version).

Richborough trust camp, Judisches Nachtrichtenblatt, 18 February 1939
Judisches Nachtrichtenblatt, 18 February 1939
With the kind permission of the Leo Baeck Institute
Jüdisches Nachtrichtenblatt, 1939
Jüdisches Nachtrichtenblatt, 1939
With the kind permission of the Leo Baeck Institute