War Victims Find Haven in America
1946
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This segment of a United News Newsreel shows Army troop ship with over 860 refugees from Europe arriving in port of New York.
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Text: WAR VICTIMS FIND HAVEN IN AMERICANarrator: Past the Statue of Liberty and into New York Harbor sails an Army troop ship with over 860 refugees from Europe, victims of Nazi persecution. Many of them spent long, terrible months in concentration camps, but this is a happy day. In notorious Auschwitz camp, these girls’ arms were indelibly tattooed with prison numbers. But in America, life will begin again. Also aboard are Polish Catholic priests, survivors of Dachau. A Jewish chaplain kept this Torah with him through all his travels. Of the children aboard, 75 are orphans. Many of them are without any records of their homes or even their nationalities. Relatives and friends are here to meet the newcomers, and they get a welcome they’ll never forget. America opens her heart to those who long for life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
National Archives Identifier: 39115
Full Citation: 208-UN-208; War Victims Find Haven in America; 1946; Motion Picture Films from United News Newsreels, 1942–1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/war-victims-find-haven-in-america, October 13, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.