Tzechoval, Mosco, General Correspondence (Box 1, Folder 21)
In: American Jewish Historical Society Archives 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA, 1944
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The collection consists of Jack Cohen and Mosco Tzechoval's papers relating to their involvement at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego, New York, between 1944 and 1946. Materials include correspondence, sermons, minutes, reports, notes, clippings and photographs. A significant portion of the collection is photocopied from the original documents, which are not part of the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter Collection. ; Digital Image ; In June 1944, the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter was established in Oswego, New York by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was operated by the War Relocation Authority, a government agency. In August 1944, the shelter received 982 refugees of predominantly Jewish descent and of various national backgrounds, especially Yugoslavian, Austrian, Polish, German and Czechoslovakian. Because of their immigration status as "guests," the refugees could not work, and they could not travel beyond Oswego. Upon release many were granted permanent or temporary status. The shelter was closed in February 1946. ; Digital finding aid
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Tzechoval, Mosco, General Correspondence (Box 1, Folder 21)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Cohen, Jack,1919- ; Tzechoval, Moscocreator ; The digitization of Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter Collection has been made possible through a generous grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany. |
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Zeitschrift: | American Jewish Historical Society Archives 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA, 1944 |
Veröffentlichung: | 1944 |
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