Cyprus detention camp collection
Acquisition
The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of banners, stone carvings, flashlights, a compass, and documents relating to the experiences of inmates, primarily Jewish, who were held by the British Army in detention camps on Cyprus after being caught attempting to immigrate into British-mandate Palestine and of British Lieutenant D.P. Grehan, who served as a commanding officer in the camps.
Genre
- Collection