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  • A Soviet soldier amidst destruction in Budapest

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    Portrait of a Soviet soldier standing on a heavily damaged street in Budapest. Photograph taken by Soviet photographer Yevgeny Khaldei. The location is Apponyi Square. On either side of the street are the ruins of the Clotild Palaces. In the background is the Erzsebet (Elizabeth) bridge. Budapest, Hungary, 1945.

    A Soviet soldier amidst destruction in Budapest
  • Soviet tanks in Vienna

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    Soviet tanks roll down a street in Vienna during the Soviet conquest of the Austrian capital at the end of World War II. Photograph taken by Yevgeny Khaldei. Vienna, Austria, 1945. 

    Soviet tanks in Vienna
  • Two men standing in a doorway in the former Budapest ghetto

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    Portrait of two men standing in a doorway in the former Budapest ghetto, one of whom is wearing a painted yellow star on his jacket. Photograph taken by Yevgeny Khaldei. Budapest, Hungary, 1945.

    Two men standing in a doorway in the former Budapest ghetto
  • Scene in the destroyed city of Murmansk

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    A woman walks along a road past a line of chimneys in the destroyed city of Murmansk. Photograph taken by Soviet photographer Yevgeny Khaldei. Murmansk, Soviet Union, 1942. 

    Scene in the destroyed city of Murmansk
  • Soviet troops trample a Nazi flag

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    Soviet troops trample a Nazi flag as they march past a burning house on a street in the outskirts of Vienna. Photograph taken by Soviet photographer Yevgeny Khaldei. Vienna, Austria, April 1945. 

    Soviet troops trample a Nazi flag
  • Telegram from Quanza Passengers to Eleanor Roosevelt

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    The SS Quanza was a Portuguese ship chartered by Jewish refugees attempting to escape Nazi-dominated Europe in August 1940. Passengers with valid visas were allowed to disembark in New York and Vera Cruz, but that left 81 refugees seeking asylum. On September 10, 1940, they sent this telegram to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to implore her for help.

    Telegram from Quanza Passengers to Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Card from SS Quanza Passengers to the White House

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    Refugee passengers of the SS Quanza sent a large bouquet of red roses and this message to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to thank her for her help. The First Lady made sure President Roosevelt saw both the flowers and the card, which were displayed prominently outside his bedroom.

    Card from SS Quanza Passengers to the White House
  • Passengers on the SS Quanza

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    Passengers on the SS Quanza while temporarily docked in Norfolk, Virginia. The Quanza was a Portuguese ship chartered by 317 Jewish refugees attempting to escape Nazi-dominated Europe in August 1940. Photo dated September 10, 1940.

    Passengers on the SS Quanza
  • Manzanar

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    Manzanar relocation center for Japanese Americans, photographed by Ansel Adams. Bird's-eye view of the grounds from the guard tower.

    Manzanar
  • Refugee camp in Zbaszyn

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    View of Zbaszyn, the site of a refugee camp for Jews of Polish nationality who were expelled from Germany. The Jewish refugees, hungry and cold, were stranded on the border, denied admission into Poland after their expulsion from Germany. Photograph taken between October 28, 1938, and August 1939.  Warsaw-based historian, political activist, and social welfare worker Emanuel Ringelblum spent five weeks in Zbaszyn, organizing assistance for the refugees trapped on the border.

    Refugee camp in Zbaszyn

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