British Pathé Newsreel -- Austrian and German refugees take part in an Americanization program at a Quaker camp

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irn633740
Language of Description
English
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  • 2018.642
  • RG-60.6958
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Item
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  • English
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EHRI Partner

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RKO-Pathe News. Titles read: "HAVEN - QUAKERS ESTABLISH NY REFUGEE FARM". At West Park American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), several shots of Austrian and German refugees of various ages sitting on steps and chairs outside a building and learning about the American way of life in 'Americanization Classes'. Adults and children work together in picking fruit and vegetables in fields on the Quaker camp. Commentator says the program is designed to re-establish the refugees socially and spiritually. Several shots of young people diving into a lake and swimming about.

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