War Refugees of Fort Ontario papers, 1944-1945.

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War Refugees of Fort Ontario papers, 1944-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30560909

The letters contained in the War Refugees of Fort Ontario papers are photocopies of original correspondence between refugees held at the center and a local English teacher. Most of the letters contain biographies of the writers including past experiences in Europe and the activities of the refugee shelter.

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SUNY Oswego, Penfield Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7287683

SUNY Oswego, Penfield Library

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Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter

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Between August 1944 and January 1946, close to one thousand refugees from war torn Europe were placed in a temporary internment camp at Fort Ontario (Oswego, N.Y.) to await the outcome of the Second World War. The majority of these refugees were Jewish and had recently been liberated from the atrocities of Naziism in Central Europe. From the description of War Refugees of Fort Ontario papers, 1944-1945. (SUNY Oswego). WorldCat record id: 30560909 ...