Overview
- Caption
- Newspaper clipping showing Andrew Klein greeting his brother William upon his arrival in New York.
The original caption reads, "795 Immigrants reach land of hope. Above is one of hundreds of scenes enacted as S.S. Marine Flasher landed in New York with 867 passengers, including 795 immigrants of which over 660 are homeless Jews, survivors of slaughters that took 6 million of their brethren. Sobbing unrestrainedly Andrew Klein (left) greets his brother, William, on pier. Klein left seven horrible years in a concentration camp behind him."
Published on May 25, 1946. - Date
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1946 May 20
- Locale
- New York United States
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Barbara Champaloux
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Barbara ChampalouxSource Record ID: Collections: IRN 191219
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Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Andor (later Andrew) Klein was born February 7, 1913, in Hungary to parents Josef and Berth (nee Schererman) Klein. He had five siblings: William (born in Nyirmada), Sandor, Edith, Josef, and an older sister (name unknown). Andor had a store, and William was a baker. William immigrated to the United States in the 1920s, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Andor and Edith (later Condon) survived the war. Josef was shot at liberation, and the older sister did not survive.
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