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Jewish refugees in Shanghai distribute boxes of matzah.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 23594

Jewish refugees in Shanghai distribute boxes of matzah.

Overview

Caption: Jewish refugees in Shanghai distribute boxes of matzah.
Date: Circa 1939 - 1948
Locale: Shanghai, [Kiangsu] China
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Mary Catalina (Siegmund Sobel collection)

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Mary Catalina (Siegmund Sobel collection)

Source Record ID: Collections: 1991.1

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: CLOSE-UPS FOOD (DISTRIBUTION) GROUP PORTRAITS INTERIORS JEWISH HOLIDAYS JEWISH HOLIDAYS (PASSOVER) MATZAH REFUGEE CAMPS/CENTERS SHANGHAI (REFUGEE SETTLEMENT/GHETTO)
Photo Designation: JEWISH LIFE IN CHINA -- Shanghai/Hongkew Ghetto -- Pre-war/Wartime -- Religious Life/Synagogues/Cemeteries

Record last modified:: 2007-10-31 00:00:00
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