Cyprus detention camp collection

Identifier: irn521295
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of banners, stone carvings, flashlights, a compass, and documents relating to the experiences of inmates, primarily Jewish, who were held by the British Army in detention camps on Cyprus after being caught attempting to immigrate into British-mandate Palestine and of British Lieutenant D.P. Grehan, who served as a commanding officer in the camps.

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Cyprus Detention Camps papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515820
- English
- 1946-1948
- folders oversize folders 11 2
- Updated 1 year ago
The Cyprus Detention Camps collection consists of collected administrative records, immigrant papers, and printed materials documenting the British army’s administration of detention camps established in Cyprus at Kraolos and Dekalia to hold Jewish immigrants illegally trying to enter Palestine. The collection includes administrative correspondence; a program for a British military performance of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves; identification and immigration papers and luggage tags documenting a number of Romanian immigrants; and newspaper and magazine articles documenting the immigration e...
Carved stone book with a painted map of Cyprus and Palestine acquired by a British officer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515822
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Depth: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Small, carved stone book with painted maps of Cyprus and Palestine made by an internee at a British detention camp on Cyprus. It was given to or found by Lt. D.P. Grehan, Royal Irish Fusiliers, British Army, an officer at the Karaolos camp from March 1947 to June 1948. This piece was made from the local limestone, a frequently used material. Their tools were often made of recycled materials, such as tin cans, or nails and wood. The Joint Distribution Committee set up craft workshops to alleviate the boredom of confinement and the British encouraged it as a way to occupy the inmates. The int...
Carved stone book with an inscription made for a British officer by a Jewish internee in Cyprus
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515824
- English
- overall: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Carved stone book made by an internee at a British detention camp on Cyprus with a dedication for Lt. D.P. Grehan, Royal Irish Fusiliers, British Army, an officer at the Karaolos camp from March 1947 to June 1948. The signed inscription also has a Biblical quote from Leviticus about showing kindness to strangers. This piece was made from the local limestone, a frequently used material. Their tools were often made of recycled materials, such as tin cans, or nails and wood. The Joint Distribution Committee set up craft workshops to alleviate the boredom of confinement and the British encourag...
Heart shaped carved stone ashtray acquired by a British officer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515825
- English
- overall: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Handcarved ashtray in the shape of a heart made by an internee at a British detention camp on Cyprus. It was given to or found by Lt. D.P. Grehan, Royal Irish Fusiliers, British Army, an officer at the Karaolos camp from March 1947 to June 1948. This piece was made from the local limestone, a frequently used material. Their tools were often made of recycled materials, such as tin cans, or nails and wood. The Joint Distribution Committee set up craft workshops to alleviate the boredom of confinement and the British encouraged it as a way to occupy the inmates. The internees were Ma'apilim, i...
Clip-on Daimon battery operated German flashlight acquired by a British officer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515827
- English
- overall: Height: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
German battery operated flashlight given to or found by Lt. D.P. Grehan, Royal Irish Fusiliers, British Army, who served as a commanding officer in the Karaolos detention camp in Cyprus from March 1947 to June 1948. This type of hanging flashlight was manufactured during the 1930s-40s by the German company Daimon, and was often used by the German military. The internees were Ma'apilim, illegal immigrants, most Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, captured while trying to reach Eretz Israel without permission from the British. Great Britain controlled Palestine under a United Nations mandate a...
Square clip-on Daimon battery operated flashlight acquired by a British officer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515828
- English
- overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
German battery operated flashlight given to or found by Lt. D.P. Grehan, Royal Irish Fusiliers, British Army, who served as a commanding officer in Karaolos detention camp in Cyprus from March 1947 to June 1948. This type of hanging flashlight was manufactured from the 1930s-40s by the German company Daimon, and was often used by the German military. The internees were Ma'apilim, illegal immigrants, most Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, captured while trying to reach Eretz Israel without permission from the British. Great Britain controlled Palestine under a United Nations mandate and enf...
Stein marching compass in a hinged case acquired by a British officer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515829
- English
- overall: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Depth: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
German marching compass in a hinged Bakelite case acquired by Lt. D.P. Grehan, a Royal Irish Fusilier in the British Army who served as a commanding officer in a Karaolos detention camp on Cyprus from March 1947 to June 1948. This compass was manufactured by the German company Carl von Stein around 1939, and often used by the German military. It is likely a variation of the TYP 39, although it does not have a sighting slot cut into the lid or inner disk. The internees were Ma'apilim, illegal immigrants, most Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, captured while trying to reach Eretz Israel with...
Kibbutz Safiach red banner with a Star of David and fleur-de-lis acquired by a British officer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515831
- English
- overall: Height: 26.875 inches (68.263 cm) | Width: 46.375 inches (117.793 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Kibbutz Safiach banner with a Hashomer Hatzair logo acquired by Lt. D.P. Grehan, Royal Irish Fusilier, British Army, an officer in Karaolus detention camp on Cyprus from March 1947 to June 1948. The Ha-shomer Ha-tsa'ir Workers Party of Palestine, a Marxist-Zionist political party allied to Kibbutz and socialist youth movements, was founded in 1946. Banners like these were used by internees at their tents and in parades and ceremonies. The internees were Ma'apilim, illegal immigrants, most Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, captured while trying to reach Eretz Israel without permission from ...
Borochov Group white flag with 2 blue stripes, yellow Star of David and fleur-de-lis acquired by a British officer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515832
- English
- overall: Height: 22.625 inches (57.468 cm) | Width: 37.000 inches (93.98 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Eretz Israel style flag, white with two blue stripes and a yellow Hashomer Hatzair logo acquired by Lt. D.P. Grehan, a Royal Irish Fusilier in the British Army who served as a commanding officer in Karaolos detention camp on Cyprus from March 1947 to June 1948. It also has the name of the Borochov Group, a Zionist Youth movement, whose members were interned in Camp No. 55 in Karaolos. The Ha-shomer Ha-tsa'ir Workers Party of Palestine, a Marxist-Zionist political party allied to the Kibbutz and socialist youth movements, was founded in 1946. Banners like these were used by internees at thei...
Hashomer Hatzair white and blue banner for Kibbutz Safiac acquired by a British officer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515833
- English
- overall: Height: 32.125 inches (81.598 cm) | Width: 47.875 inches (121.603 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White and blue cloth banner with a blue and white Star of David and Hashomer Hatzair emblem acquired by Lt. D.P. Grehan, a Royal Irish Fusilier in the British Army who served as a commanding officer in Karaolos detention camp on Cyprus from March 1947 to June 1948. It is emblazoned with the slogan: Be strong and of good cheer. The Ha-shomer Ha-tsa'ir Workers Party of Palestine, a Marxist-Zionist political party allied to the Kibbutz and socialist youth movements, was founded in 1946. Banners like these were used by internees at their tents and in parades and ceremonies. The internees were M...