Jacques Wolff passport, 1940
Item
Title
Jacques Wolff passport, 1940
Subject
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 L668, Folder 6, Levy-Wolff Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Date
Rights
Language
Identifier
Mss. A L668 Folder 06 Item 01
Citation
France and Hérault (France). Service des Réfugies, “Jacques Wolff passport, 1940,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 18, 2025, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/7034.
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