Displaced Family on Boat

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Creator: Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
Dates: 1947 (indexed as 1947)
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Extent: Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
Scope & content: Print of a drawing by Sylvia Malkowitz, depicts a displaced Jewish family on a boat. Five members of the family, five seagulls flying into the sky. Land on the horizon. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
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In the picture: Bird Boat Boy Child Drawing Family Girl Group Immigrant Jewish Community Man Oil Painting Portrait Print Railing Sailing Ship WomanTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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