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Singer, Hans

File Number: 40198/24-1
Name: Singer, Hans
Sex: M
Place of birth: Austria
Date of birth: 1899
Date of arrival: 7/31/1940
Name of ship: President Coolidge
Days in Detention: 1.5 month
Notes: Born in Austria, German citizen; Upholsterer; Came via Shanghai (1 1/2 yr); Has $60; Joining brother in Pittsburgh for permanent residence; German passport with non preference German quota immig visa; Affadavist of sponsorship from Carl Singer and Joe Levy (brother's employer); Wife got him released from concentration camp by buying a ticket for Shanghai; Excluded as LPC; Appealed and admitted 09/17/1940 on $500 public charge bond by Hebrew Free Loan Association in Pittsburgh; NOTE: Applicant works as upholster in Pittsburgh; Bond cancelled  6/18/46.