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Refugees

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Arrival of Jewish refugees from Germany

Arrival of Jewish refugees from Germany. The Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) helped Jews leave Germany after the Nazi rise to power.

Arrival of Jewish refugees from Germany. The Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) helped Jews leave Germany after the Nazi rise to power. France, 1936.

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St. Louis arrives in Antwerp

The "St. Louis," carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, arrives in the port of Antwerp after Cuba and the United States denied it landing.

The St. Louis, carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, arrives in the port of Antwerp after Cuba and the United States denied it landing. Belgium, June 17, 1939.

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A JDC clothing supply center for refugees

An American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) clothing supply center for refugees.

An American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) clothing supply center for refugees. Vilna, Lithuania, 1940.

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Polish-Jewish refugees seeking to leave Europe arrive in Lisbon

Polish-Jewish refugees seeking to leave Europe arrive in Lisbon.

Polish-Jewish refugees seeking to leave Europe arrive in Lisbon. Following the German invasion of France, Jewish and non-Jewish refugee assistance organizations relocated their headquarters to Lisbon, the only neutral European port from which refugees could depart to North and South America. Lisbon, Portugal, June 21-22, 1940.

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Displaced persons after the end of World War II in Europe

Displaced persons stand on a train platform in the weeks after the end of World War II in Europe.

Displaced persons stand on a train platform in the weeks after the end of World War II in Europe. Kolleda, Germany, June 1945.

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Sinaida Grussman photographed in the Kloster Indersdorf children's center in an attempt to locate surviving relatives

A girl in the Kloster Indersdorf children's center who was photographed in an attempt to help locate surviving relatives.

Sinaida Grussman was photographed in the Kloster Indersdorf children's center after the war. The picture was taken in an attempt to help locate surviving relatives. Such photographs of both Jewish and non-Jewish children were published in newspapers to facilitate the reunification of families. Germany, after May 1945.

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Fate of relatives

Jewish refugees in Shanghai look for names of relatives and friends who may have survived the war.

Jewish refugees in Shanghai look for names of relatives and friends who may have survived the war. Awaiting repatriation, these displaced persons were under United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration care. China, 1946.

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Jewish refugees from the ship Exodus 1947 arrive at Poppendorf

Jewish refugees, forcibly removed by British soldiers from the ship "Exodus 1947," arrive at Poppendorf displaced persons camp.

Jewish refugees, forcibly removed by British soldiers from the ship Exodus 1947, arrive at Poppendorf displaced persons camp. Photograph taken by Henry Ries. Germany, September 8, 1947.

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Displaced persons wait

Displaced persons wait next to their suitcases and bundles, place uncertain, ca.

Displaced persons wait next to their suitcases and bundles, place uncertain, ca. 1947.

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