Jewish refugees to Palestine

Identifier
irn1000278
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.254.1
  • RG-60.0679
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

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Jewish refugees from Germany preparing to leave France for Palestine. MS of entryway to Marseilles harbor. Jewish immigrants from the British sector of Berlin arrive by train in Marseilles. Group standing beside train tracks and CU of people leaning out train windows. Shots of refugees being fed at station soup kitchen run by nuns. CU of little girl and pieces of bread, little boy with Star of David patch on jacket. Representatives wearing HIAS armpatches. LS Ship Providence which will be taking these legal immigrants to Palestine. LS crowd of passengers lining up at foot of gangplank. CU as woman struggles and argues with officials. People walking up gangway into ship. MS of group of boys waiting, girl with head and arm leaning out porthole, baby on deck, stacks of belongings. People waving from ship railing and others wave back from dock. LS of two tiers of passengers at railing some waving banners from ship. LS small tugboat leaving harbor.

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