The Jewish refugee camp at Korneuburg, near Vienna, through which thousands of Hungarian Jewish refugees passed during the Hungarian uprising in 1956, was closed today. Seventy-five refugees, still living in the camp, were transferred to Anastan to await emigration to new homes overseas.
Closure of the Korneuburg camp marked the end of another chapter in Jewish postwar history –the flight of some 18, 000 Jews from the Communist regime in Hungary. The camp was opened by the Austrian Government in January 1957, and was operated by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. It gave shelter to some 4, 000 refugees, most of whom were aided by the JDC and HIAS to emigrate to overseas points.
Of the 18, 000 Hungarian Jews who passed through Austria after the uprising, 12, 000 were moved to countries other than Israel through HIAS; 3, 000 went to Israel and the others went to other European countries or were able to establish permanent residence in Austria.
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