The Jewish community in Kobe, Japan – Letter Collection

1. Permit to stay in Japan, given to Tanchum Rabinowitz in 1925 (?).
2. Postcard sent to Tanchum Rabinowitz in the Jewish community of Kobe. On of the things written on it is "I hope to see you soon in the rebuilt Jerusalem".
3. Permit from the Ashkenazi Jewish community of Kobe, that Mr. Tanchum Rabinowitz was immunized against the flu and dysentery, 1941.
4. Photo of four friends, captioned and dated on the back – Kobe, June 1941.
5. Letter of recommendation on stationery of the Ashkenazi committee for assisting refugees in Kobe. Certifying that Tanchum Rabinowitz, a Polish refugee, arrived in Kobe in 1941 and has been employed by the community since his arrival. The letter mentions that the number of refugees arriving in Japan is growing rapidly, also, that Mr. Rabinowitz would be leaving Japan (August 1941). In official envelope.
6. Handwritten note with stamp of the emigration office in Hing Kong, September 1941.