Photographs of Jewish Refugees in Cyprus

Identifier
irn34815
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.24
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn34815

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the American Jewish Committee

David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 31, 2008 on behalf of the AJC. The album was presented to the American Jewish Committee by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus in September 2007.

Scope and Content

Consists of one photograph album containing 44 photographic prints of Jewish refugees in British camps in Cyprus. The photographs show the arrival and internment of the refugees, as well as daily life and organized protests of the internment. The album was presented to the American Jewish Committee by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus in September 2007.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Cyprus.

Genre

  • Photo albums.
  • Document
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