Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database
[Name list from RG-68.067, Illegal immigration to Palestine, RG 17 [microform]] (ID: 23833)
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Description:
List includes first and last names, ages, sex, marital status, and nationalities.
The people on this list were passengers on the S.S. Tiger Hill and the S.S. Frossoula. The S.S. Tiger Hill sailed from Constanţa, Romania on August 3, 1939. It took on passengers from the S.S. Frossoula, another illegal immigrant ship that was marooned in Lebanon without any funds or provisions, on August 29, 1939. On September 1, 1939, the first day of World War II, the ship was intercepted and fired on by the British off Tel Aviv. Most of the passengers were caught by the British Police and detained for at least 10 days before they were released to the Jewish Agency.
The people on this list were passengers on the S.S. Tiger Hill and the S.S. Frossoula. The S.S. Tiger Hill sailed from Constanţa, Romania on August 3, 1939. It took on passengers from the S.S. Frossoula, another illegal immigrant ship that was marooned in Lebanon without any funds or provisions, on August 29, 1939. On September 1, 1939, the first day of World War II, the ship was intercepted and fired on by the British off Tel Aviv. Most of the passengers were caught by the British Police and detained for at least 10 days before they were released to the Jewish Agency.
Credit:
Julia Porter
List Type:
Index
Compiler:
Porter, Julia
Index Date:
13 May 2011
Event Date:
1 Sep 1939
Sex:
Male and Female
Language:
English
Persecution Status:
Jew
Nationality:
- Czech
- Czechoslovakian
- German
- Stateless
Number of Persons (Exact):
1150
Place From:
Constanţa, Constanţa Judeţ, Romania
Place To:
Palestine
Destination:
Palestine
Previous Location:
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Tripoli, Lebanon
Notes:
List was indexed as part of a Bat Mitzvah project.
Keyword:
- Ship
- Refugee
- Immigration
From Collection
Description:
Electronic indices of Holocaust survivors and victims, from various sources.
