Group portrait of young Jewish DPs who are seeking to immigrate to Palestine illegally, at a way station near the Italian border.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 61177

Overview

Caption: Group portrait of young Jewish DPs who are seeking to immigrate to Palestine illegally, at a way station near the Italian border.

They await permission to cross the border and transport into Italy. Seated in the front row from left to right are: Moniek Szeps, Goldi Silberstein, Levi Danielski, unknown, Meni Szmulewicz, Mendel Ingber and Yehezkel (Nandor) Tesler. In the second row, from left to right are: Zlotnik, Arik Ofner, Hana, Mojszale Wyszogrodzki, Haja Danielski; seated above Goldi Silberstein is Hana Ingber.
Date: Circa March 1946 - May 1946
Locale: Austria
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Moshe Sheps & Bat-Szewa Sheps Admoni

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Moshe Sheps & Bat-Szewa Sheps Admoni

Source Record ID: Collections: 2000.439

Keyword: ALIYAH BET (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION) DPS (JEWISH) GROUP PORTRAITS HACHSHAROT (ZIONIST COLLECTIVES) ZIONIST GROUPS/ZIONISM
Photo Designation: DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Bricha/Emigration -- Fleeing to the West -- Austria