Russek family photograph
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Dora Russek in 2003.
Scope and Content
Image is of Herman Yablokoff (donor's uncle), a prominent actor in Yiddish theater, holding Michael Russek [donor's son] upon the arrival of the Russeks in N.Y. on March 3, 1949. The Russeks had immigrated from a displaced persons camp in Germany with the assistance of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), as indicated by the pin on Michael's jacket.
People
- Yablokoff, Herman, 1903-1981.
- Russek, Michael.
Corporate Bodies
- HIAS (Agency)
Subjects
- Emigration and immigration--United States--New York.
- Immigrants--United States--New York.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document
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