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Outside of the Otto Frank File
Outside of the Otto Frank File
Refugees Departing a DP Camp for the U.S.
Refugees leaving a displaced persons camp in Stuttgart, Germany, on a train on their way to the United States.
Graduation From English Class
Russian Jews, new immigrants from the Soviet Union, graduating from an English class sponsored by NYANA (New York Association for New Americans), New York.
Recently Arrived Russian Jews With NYANA President
Recently arrived Russian Jews with NYANA (New York Association for New Americans) president, Mrs. Sophie S. Udell, New York. "NYANA was the only settlement agency for Jewish newcomers to the greater New York area. These young men were participating…
Passover Seder for Russian Jewish Immigrants
Passover seder at the Hirschman YM/YWHA in Coney Island, Brooklyn. (L) Rabbi Ezekiel Pikus with Galina Silber and (R) Celia Kushner, Vice -President of the Hirschman YM-YWHA. The seder for newly arrived Russian immigrants was sponsored by NYANA (New…
New Immigrants Working in a Candy Factory
New immigrants employed at Barton's Candy Factory in Brooklyn.
Roster of Students in Agriculture Course
Roster of Jewish immigrants participating in an agriculture class near Ellenville, New York run by HIAS's Naturalization Bureau and the Federation of Jewish Farmers of America. Most of the students have been in the U.S. and have been farmers for over…
Minutes of a Meeting of the Committee on United States Immigration Stations and Foreign Relations
Minutes of a Meeting of HIAS' Committee on United States Immigration Stations and Foreign Relations, New York. Among the topics discussed was the new Immigration Act of 1917, which imposed a literacy test on immigrants, and the importance of keeping…
Minutes of a Meeting of the Executive Committee
Minutes of a meeting of HIAS' Executive Committee in New York at which the chief topic of discussion was issues related to delays in Jewish immigrants receiving visas to come to the U.S. "..thousands of families in Poland and Lithuania [and Holland…
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Ellis Island Committee of HIAS and The Jewish Immigration Committee
Minutes of an emergency meeting of the Ellis Island Committee of HIAS and The Jewish Immigration Committee, New York, to discuss the plight of 17 Jewish men detained on Ellis Island and threatened with deportation because they arrived without…
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