Star of David at Granity District High School, 1939.

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DescriptionStar of David at Granity District High School, 1939.Date of Photo1939Map^[1]

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Location (city or town)GranityOrganisation (eg business)Granity High School

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CommentsLei-Anne Gaby
Would be great to hear the story behind this

Judy Ann Hinde
Perhaps a response to what was happening in Germany at that time. Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) had taken place in Nov 1938. News from Germany would have been major headlines at the time.

Rick Giles
Judy Ann Hinde I think you're on to something.
"The inter-war period
The next migrants from Poland were Polish Jews who arrived in the inter-war period as refugees from European anti-Semitism. They numbered at most a few hundred. Their Jewishness did not prevent them also identifying themselves as Polish, and they formed an association of Polish Jews in Wellington in 1944. This organisation later helped non-Jewish Polish migrants who arrived during and after the Second World War."
Ref. https://web.archive.org/...//teara.govt.nz/en/poles/page-2
20th-century arrivals
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20th-century arrivals
20th-century arrivals

Linda Reedy
My mother Vonnie Reedy nee Moynihan is second from the end they were in a play dancing

Linda Reedy
Hi John De Goldie did you recognise your Aunty

Rick Giles
Reading the old newspapers....
Granity Creek School became a high school in 1925. When Labour 1.0 came to power the school was given new grounds and buildings and a new headmaster. The opening was in late October 1939 but their famous political patrons were unable to attend (Min. Education Peter Fraser and local MP Paddy Webb.) It was also a school reunion event.
This photo may belong to the 'procession of pupils' and there should be many more from the same day.
Ref. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news.../CHP19391023.2.18.1
Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 23 October 1939 | NEW SCHOOL
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Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 23 October 1939 | NEW SCHOOL
Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 23 October 1939 | NEW SCHOOL

Heather Newby
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Rick Giles thanks.,,. very interesting

Anarchist History of New Zealand
BTW This is what it took to do a search about Polish people on Papers Past..
Polish Granity -floor -scrub -wash
Had to keep adding - terms to audit out all the advertisements etc. about cleaning and polishing!Anarchist History of New Zealand
Polish Heritage Museum has replied with lots of information.
Even if the girls are not Poles this inquiry has worked out pretty well! Will share the report (yep, report) later.
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Hi Rick,
Thank you for your email request to identify the costume of girls holding a Star of David at Granity High School opening, West Coast NZ (late October 1939).
Please find my reply in the attached document.
Kind regards, Lynette
Polish Heritage Trust Museum,125 Elliot Street, Howick 2014 Auckland

Heather Newby

Anarchist History of New Zealand thanks for that.

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