Youth Aliyah and "Tehran Children" photographs
Extent and Medium
folder
folder
1
1
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of portions of this collection was made possible by the Philip and Janet Levin Foundation
Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017.
Scope and Content
Consists of 11 photographs documenting the arrival of Jewish children and youths in Palestine who were assisted in fleeing Nazi Europe with help from the Youth Aliyah organization founded by Recha Freier and the Jewish Agency for Palestine. Select photographs depict the arrival of the so-called "Tehran children" who lived as refugees in Iran prior to their immigration to Palestine.
Corporate Bodies
- Youth Aliyah
Subjects
- 'Atlit (Israel)
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
- Jewish refugees--Palestine.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Palestine.
- Palestine.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.
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.