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The Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin presents the year 1938 through the eyes of Jews, whose personal documents detail their experiences and the hardships they suffered as well as the growing tensions in Europe and diminishing hope for Jews in Germany and Austria.

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Destination Uruguay

The Electrician Moses Wainstein is Montevideo-bound

Berlin

In the spring of 1938, the Berlin electrician Moses Wainstein was making arrangements to join the steady stream of Jewish emigrants. His destination was faraway Montevideo. He was planning to travel from Berlin to Marseille, where he intended to board a ship for South America. On March 1, he received the requisite French transit visa. Uruguay was regarded as a country with strong democratic traditions, little pressure on newcomers to adapt, and good job prospects for tradesmen. Jewish relief organizations and travel agencies advised prospective emigrants on choosing their new home, finding the best route possible, and procuring the required papers.


TAGS: BERLIN, DOCUMENT, EMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES, MARCH 1, MARSEILLE, MONTEVIDEO, SOUTH AMERICA, TICKET, WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS

SOURCE

Institution:

Deutsches Historisches Museum

Collection:

Transit confirmation from the shipping company "Chargeurs Réunis & Sud Atlantique" for Moses Wainstein's journey through France

Original:

Inv. Nr. Do2 89/1008.6

 

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