Jewish displaced persons pose outside tents [probably in Cyprus].

Photograph | Photograph Number: 47043

Date: 1945 - 1948
Variant Locale: Caraola
Dhekelia
Photo Designation: DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- DP Camps/Postwar Communities -- Cyprus -- Daily Life -- Families/Camp Life
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Mordecai E. Schwartz

Biography: Mordecai E. Schwartz served as the Area Director for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) from 1945 to 1948 after his service in the United States Army during World War II. Upon the deactivation of UNRRA in 1948, he worked as Area Director for the International Refugee Organization, supervising 28 displaced persons camps in Germany.
Keyword: CHILDREN/YOUTH
CYPRUS/DETAINEES
DP CAMPS/CENTERS
DPS (JEWISH)
FOOD (DISTRIBUTION)
GROUP PORTRAITS
INTERNMENT CAMPS
TENTS
WIMBLEDON
Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Mordecai E. Schwartz
: Record last modified: 2010-07-22 00:00:00
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