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[Wolf Vishniac arriving with his family in New York Harbor on the S.S. Siboney, New York]

Date December 31, 1940 (printed 2012)
Location New York United States
Dimensions Image: 7 7/8 x 11 in. (20.1 x 27.9 cm)
Print medium Photo-Digital-Inkjet

Roman Vishniac’s son Wolf was eighteen years old when he arrived in New York Harbor on the S.S. Siboney, the American Export Lines Steamer that brought the Vishniac family, including Roman, Luta, Mara, and more than 80 other European Jewish refugees to safety on American shores. Departing Lisbon on December 20, 1940, the ship arrived on December 31, 1940. Other passengers on the S.S. Siboney included Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Jean Renoir.

Copyright

© Mara Vishniac Kohn

Credit line

International Center of Photography

Feedback Accession No. 2012.79.41