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800 Dp Immigrants Arrive in New York; 90 Orphaned Children Among Passengers

June 8, 1947
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More than 800 displaced persons including 90 war orphans arrived here today aboard the Marine Marlin from Germany. Representatives of the United Service for New Americans, which supplied corporate affidavits for 156 of the DP’s, and of the HIAS were on the pier to greet the immigrants. Reception care for the Jewish children among the orphans will also be provided by USNA.

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