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Max Schiff marooned on an overcrowded vessel anchored off Staten Island awaiting entry to the US. The ship was unable to unload for two weeks due to a strike in the port.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 80149
Max Schiff marooned on an overcrowded vessel anchored off Staten Island awaiting entry to the US. The ship was unable to unload for two weeks due to a strike in the port.

Max Schiff marooned on an overcrowded vessel anchored off Staten Island awaiting entry to the US. The ship was unable to unload for two weeks due to a strike in the port.

Date
1946
Locale
New York City, NY United States
Photo Designation
JEWISH REFUGEES: POSTWAR IMMIGRATION -- North America -- Refugee Ships -- General
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ruth Liebermensch Pfifferling Knox

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Ruth Liebermensch Pfifferling Knox
Source Record ID: Collections: 1990.223.26
 
Record last modified: 2002-09-11 00:00:00
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