A group of German-Jewish refugee women and children aboard a Greek vessel [the Aghia Dezioni] on their way to Palestine.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 51104

Overview

Caption: A group of German-Jewish refugee women and children aboard a Greek vessel [the Aghia Dezioni] on their way to Palestine.

One hundred seventy Jewish refugees came to Fiume, Italy and were placed aboard a small Greek coastal steamer. Their passports contained visas for China. However, when the ship reached the open sea, their passports were forcibly taken and thrown into the sea. The refugees were told they would disembark in Palestine. After 36 days of floundering in the eastern Mediterranean and severe mistreatment aboard ship, 120 refugees managed to enter Palestine. There they were discovered by the British army and placed in the Sarafend camp for new immigrants.
Date: Circa April 1939
Locale: Palestine/Israel
Variant Locale: Israel
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Instytut Pamieci Narodowej

Photo Source: Instytut Pamieci Narodowej

Copyright: Agency Agreement

Source Record ID: 58206A

Keyword: CHILDREN/YOUTH EMIGRES/EMIGRATION/AID (PREWAR/WARTIME) IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION (TO PALESTINE/ISRAEL) JEWS (GERMAN) REFUGEES (JEWISH) SHIPS SHIPS (AGHIA DEZIONI) WOMEN
Photo Designation: JEWISH REFUGEES: IMMIGRATION TO PALESTINE/ISRAEL -- Refugee Ships (1934-1944) -- Aghia Dezioni