Jewish refugees arrive from Shanghai
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1949 February 21
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Jewish refugees arrive from Shanghai
Jewish refugees from Shanghai arrive by ship in San Francisco, CA. CUs smiling passengers (women, men, children, well-dressed), babies, waving groups. Lots of joy. 01:02:41:17 Four adults from left, Paul Gordin, his mother Raisa (Sachin) Schwartzberg, an unknown woman, and William Schwartzberg (Raisa's husband). Speech to group from balcony (by Macky Gaberman?, escort leader of refugees).
Paul Gordin (born in Harbin, China), Raisa Sachin Schwartzberg (born in Siberia), and William Schwartzberg (born in Vladivostok) had settled in Shanghai. In this footage, the family arrives in San Francisco from China on their way to New York where they would board another ship to Israel where they emigrated in 1949. Eventually, all three re-settled in New York.