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Milo Weinschenker

Date: 1947
Description: Portrait of Milo Weinschenker, the son of Chaim and Klara Weinschenker. He is sick, tucked into bed.
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Refugees Learning Hebrew at a Displaced Persons Camp

Date: 08 18 1946
Description: Refugee children learning Hebrew at a displaced persons camp school; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors of the Holo...
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A Theatrical Production at a Displaced Persons Camp

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Description: Portrait of a man and a woman performing in a theatrical production at a displaced persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wis...
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Women in an ORT School Learn Dressmaking

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Description: Women learning the dressmaking trade at an ORT school in a displaced persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivo...
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Refugees Work as Clerks in a D.P. Camp Office

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Description: Three male refugees working as clerks in the office of a displaced persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors...
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Refugees in a Food Warehouse at a D.P. Camp

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Description: Refugees stand behind supplies in a food warehouse at a displaced persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors...
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Refugees Learn the Tailoring Trade

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Description: Unidentified refugees learn the tailoring trade; Germany.
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Refugee Child Acting in a Play

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Description: Portrait of a refugee child acting in a play at a Displaced Persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors of the...
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Matiss Briedis Family

Date: 08 16 1949
Description: The Matiss Briedis family, from Latvia, with some of the Madison men and women who have found them a new home in Madison. Seated are Matiss, 42, former Lat...
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War Relief Services

Date: 06 15 1950
Description: World War II war relief services. Man washing milking equipment.
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War Relief Services

Date: 06 15 1950
Description: World War II war relief services. Woman using sewing machine.
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Catholic Mass

Date: 07 04 1980
Description: Catholic mass with Cuban refugees who had arrived as a result of the Port of Mariel exodus, and were housed at Camp McCoy.
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Ping Pong Game

Date: 07 04 1980
Description: Two people playing table tennis with one man watching. Photograph is part of a group of images taken of Cuban refugees who had arrived as a result of the P...
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Methodist Hospital Nurse's Aide

Date: 05 29 1953
Description: Etti Gelan, a nurse's aide at Methodist Hospital, giving a drink of water to a male patient, William Laerk of Waukesha. She left her native country of Germ...
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Alfred Hopf, Taxi Driver

Date: 09 18 1953
Description: Alfred Hopf, a German Jewish refugee, wearing his uniform and sitting in his taxi, says driving a taxi in Madison is a far cry from his old career asa pro...
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Alfred Hopf as Blood Donor

Date: 09 17 1953
Description: "Alfred Hopf makes his final visit to the blood center to give his last pint of blood before his 60th birthday makes him ineligible to donate again. He is ...
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Red Crescent Worker Examines Patient

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) examining a young girl's teeth. The girl is wearing a patterned shawl and is reaching for the man's hat. Th...
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Red Crescent Worker and Patient

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker inspecting an Algerian woman's eye in a tent. The woman is wearing a shawl and a head scarf. The ten...
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Red Crescent Worker with Child

Date: 08 1957
Description: A Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker spooning medicine into a young child's mouth. The child's head is half shaven. Behind them are two women, a yo...
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Algerian Child Wearing Chapelle's Eyeglasses

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian girl in a Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) tent. A man is holding Dickey Chapelle's glasses up to the girl's face. She is wearing a patterne...

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