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Jacques Wolff passeport, 1940

Item

MssA_L668_F06_001c.jpg

Title

Jacques Wolff passeport, 1940

Description

World War II era French passport for Jacques Wolff (1903-1977), a Jewish man. He was married to Denise Wolff (1909-2000). His uncle Sol Levy arranged for their family's immigration to Louisville, Kentucky, to escape German occupation and the Holocaust. The passport shows that in 1941, the family traveled to Spain and Portugal before taking a ship to New York City. Blank visa pages were not scanned.

Source

Mss. A L688, Folder 6, Levy-Wolff Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Date

1940

Language

fra

Identifier

Mss. A L688 Folder 06 Item 01

Coverage

20th century
1940s

Citation

France and Hérault (France). Service des Réfugies, “Jacques Wolff passeport, 1940,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed September 7, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/7034.

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