Photograph of Rabbi Benjamin and Chana Gelband on board the St. Louis

Identifier
irn513131
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.516.1
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn513131

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

The photograph was donated by Ruth Gelband Gudis to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000. Ruth Gelband is the granddaughter of Rabbi Benjamin and Chana Gelband.

Scope and Content

The photograph shows Rabbi Benjamin and Chana Gelband, in a cabin looking out a porthole on board the St. Louis.

System of Arrangement

The photograph is arranged in a single series.

People

  • Gelband, Chana.
  • Gelband, Benjamin.

Corporate Bodies

  • St. Louis (Ship)

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
  • Refugees.
  • Refugees, Jewish.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.