Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Date
-
creation:
1989
- Collection Creator
- Frederick R. Wohl
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Cyprus. Jews--Germany. Jews--Austria. Refugees, Jewish. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Geographic Name
- Crete (Greece) Cyprus--History--British rule, 1878-1960. Haifa (Israel) Tel Aviv (Israel) Cairo (Egypt) Mwanza (Tanzania) Palestine--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Wohl, Fred R., 1914-
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- "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.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:00:04
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Frederick Richard Wohl papers
Document
Contains a memoir entitled "Recollections of one participant in the evacuation of the Jewish community from the British colony of Cyprus in 1941," and letters and documents pertaining to Friedrich now Frederick Richard Wohl's experiences as a participant in the evacuation of the Jewish community from the British colony of Cyprus in 1941.
