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Members of a Jewish refugee family pose with friends on their farm in Kenya.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 63601
Members of a Jewish refugee family pose with friends on their farm in Kenya. Pictured are members of the Zweig family. The daughter, Stefanie Zweig, is in the front.

Members of a Jewish refugee family pose with friends on their farm in Kenya.

Pictured are members of the Zweig family. The daughter, Stefanie Zweig, is in the front.

Date
1938 - 1945
Locale
Kenya
Photo Designation
JEWISH REFUGEES: SEARCH FOR SAFE HAVENS (1933-1945) -- Emigration/Refugee Assistance -- In Africa
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ruth Weyl

About This Photograph

Biography
The Zweig family fled to Kenya from Breslau, Germany shortly before the start of World War II. Their story served as the basis of the Academy award winning film, "Nowhere in Africa".

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Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Ruth Weyl
Source Record ID: Collections: 2004.478
 
Record last modified: 2004-12-07 00:00:00
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