Families at Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter
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Date
1944
Description
Refugee families at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego, New York. This facility was a safe haven for 982 refugees from 18 different countries during the Second World War.
Type
Photograph
Region
Central New York
Era
The Great Depression and WW II
Topic
Genocide, Immigration, Jewish History, World War II
Repository
Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum
Source
Safe Haven Museum and Education Center. Accessed at National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/places/fort-ontario.htm
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