Overview
- Description
- Contains information about the 1944 sinking of the merchant ship Mefkure which was used to transport approximately 300 Romanian Jews to Palestine. The author attempts to prove that the German military sunk the Mefkure, and not the Soviet military as was previously believed. Also contains a list of the victims' names.
- Date
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undated:
- Collection Creator
- Albert Finkelstein
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Research papers.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Romania. Jews--Romania. Submarine boats. Ships--Passenger lists. Passenger ships.
- Corporate Name
- Mefkure (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Albert Finkelstein donated the photocopy of his essay to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library in June 1989. The Library transferred the essay to the Archives in Aug. 1994.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-08 07:31:18
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504116
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