E. Jeff Baron collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of documents, historical information, and correspondence related to E. Jeff Baron's work with the American Merchant Marine Museum on a project commemorating the story of the President Warfield / Exodus voyage in 1947. Includes information related to plans to raise the Exodus and to honor William Bernstein, an American who was killed in the incident. Also includes Dr. Baron's film treatment and unfinished historical novel related to the Exodus, as well as oral history interviews with Exodus crew members William (Bill) Millman, Bernard Marks, and Nathan Nadler.

Provenance

The collection was donated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by E. Jeff Baron.