A luggage tag from the Spanish Line that was part of a collection kept by Herman Silbiger in a cigar tin, capturing his family's journey through France, Spain, Jamaica (Camp Gibraltar), and Curaçao from 1942-1945.
overall: Height: 2.630 inches (6.68 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
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The Silbigers, a Dutch Jewish family, fled the Nazi regime by way of France, Spain, a British internment camp (Camp Gibraltar) in Jamaica, then Curacao, and eventually Miami, Florida.
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Spanish Line luggage tag collected by a Dutch Jewish refugee
The luggage tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Julie Kaye, daughter of Herman Silbiger.
A green and white paper Spanish Line luggage tag with a string attached. Passenger information on the front and back, including the name, room number, and destination information, is handwritten in pencil.