Press Photo Orphan Immigrant Children Arriving in Haifa, Palestine from Cyprus Detention Camps on Eve of the End of British Mandate

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Object ID

2022.1.2

Object Name

Photograph

Date

8-1-1947

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Description

Black and white photograph of youth on staircase or ramp waiting in line to check in with men in hats reviewing documents on clipboards.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

British soldiers reviewing papers of 485 orphan children - most Holocaust survivors - who will begin their lives in Palestine after having been interned on Cyprus.

Dimensions

4 7/8 x 7"

Keywords

Cyprus, Orphans, British Mandate, Displaced Person

Subcollection

Post

Recommended Citation

"Press Photo Orphan Immigrant Children Arriving in Haifa, Palestine from Cyprus Detention Camps on Eve of the End of British Mandate" (1947). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2022.1.2.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1849

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