Identity area
Reference code
RO RO/INSHR-EW 2024-12-02/1
Title
The Mefkure Tragedy: An Inquiry into the Slayer's Identity
Date(s)
- 20th century (Creation)
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folder 1
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Name of creator
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Archival history
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Albert Finkelstein donated the photocopy of his essay to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library in June 1989. The Library transferred the essay to the Archives in Aug. 1994. USHMM donated a copy of this RG to INSH-RO in 2006
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Scope and content
Contains information about the 1944 sinking of the merchant ship Mefkure which was used to transport approximately 300 Romanian Jews to Palestine. The author attempts to prove that the German military sunk the Mefkure, and not the Soviet military as was previously believed. Also contains a list of the victims' names.
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Language of material
- English
- Romanian
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Name access points
- Mefkure (Ship) (Subject)
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Language(s)
- English