"Recollections of one participant in the evacuation of the Jewish community from the British colony of Cyprus in 1941"
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Frederick R. Wohl
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
"Recollections of one participant.." was written ca. 1989 by Frederick R. Wohl and donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Frederick R. Wohl along with a list of Jews evacuated from Cyprus in 1941. The deed of gift was completed, subsequently, in July 1991.
Scope and Content
Consists of a copy of "Recollections of one of participant in the evacuation of the Jewish community from the British colony on Cyprus in 1941" by Frederick Wohl. The memoir concerns the experiences of Frederick Wohl and his family during the evacuation of Jews from Cyprus and their travels to Israel and southern Africa. The accession also includes a list of names and addresses of those Jews evacuated from Cyprus to Tel Aviv, Palestine, in June 1941.
People
- Frederick R. Wohl
- Wohl, Fred R., 1914-
Subjects
- Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Cyprus--History--British rule, 1878-1960.
- Mwanza (Tanzania)
- Jews--Austria.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Crete (Greece)
- World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Cyprus.
- Cairo (Egypt)
- Haifa (Israel)
- Jews--Germany.
Genre
- Personal narratives.
- Document