Landa/Palatin/Silberman/Uram/Wolf

Visa Recipients

  • LANDA, Ewa née SILBERMAN P
    Age 34
  • LANDA, Nora P
    Age 10
  • PALATIN, Genia née SILBERMAN P
    Age 29
  • PALATIN, Joseph
  • SILBERMAN, Isaak P A
    Age 45
  • SILBERMAN, Pauline née GELDZAHLER P A
    Age 42
  • URAM, Adolf
    Age 15
  • URAM, Marceli
    Age 12
  • URAM, Mendel P
    Age 44
  • URAM, Sabina/Sara/Sprince née SILBERMAN P
    Age 36
  • WOLF, Adolf A
    Age 42
  • WOLF, Cécile A
    Age 5
  • WOLF, Juliette A
    Age 31
  • WOLF, Leon A
    Age 14
  • WOLF, Shirley A
    Age 10

About the Family

The SILBERMAN and WOLF families were named in a telegram from Aristides de Sousa Mendes to Salazar, the Portuguese head of state, requesting permission to issue visas.

The WOLF family sailed from Le Verdon, France to New York on the vessel Washington in June 1940.

The LANDA, PALATIN, SILBERMAN and URAM families crossed into Portugal.

The SILBERMAN couple traveled from Lisbon to New York on the Quanza in August 1940.

The URAM family sailed to Brazil on the Serpa Pinto in November 1940.

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Telegram from Isaak SILBERMAN sent from Rouen, France to relatives in London announcing that the family was together and continuing to Bordeaux.

Telegram from Isaak SILBERMAN sent from Rouen, France to relatives in London announcing that the family was together and continuing to Bordeaux.

Telegram from Sousa Mendes on behalf of SILBERMAN

Telegram from Sousa Mendes on behalf of SILBERMAN & WOLF families