Frankfort
Visa Recipients
- FRANKFORT, Hillegonda née FRANK P A
Age 44 | Visa #861 - FRANKFORT, Jacob P A
Age 45 | Visa #860 - FRANKFORT, Simon Jacques V P A
Age 10 - FRANKFORT, Sophie P A
Age 19 | Visa #859 - FRANKFORT, Thérèse
V P A
Age 12
About the Family
The FRANKFORT family received their visas from Aristides de Sousa Mendes in Bordeaux on May 18, 1940.
They received a second set of Portuguese visas from Emile Gissot, honorary Portuguese vice-consul, under the authority of Sousa Mendes, on July 13, 1940.
They crossed into Portugal, where they resided in Lisbon. They traveled on the vessel Hakune Maru in October 1940 from Lisbon to Baltimore.
- Video
Journey Maps 1940, a ceramic novel by Gaia Starr, 2018. Video features an audio recording from 2000 of Thérèse Starr née Frankfort and her brother James (Simon Jacques) Frankfort, recalling the story of the time they became refugees from their home in 1940. Illustrated with historical documentation and featuring fiveclays ceramics.
- Photos
- Artifacts
COLLAGE OF THE FRANKFORT FAMILY EXODUS MADE BY THERESE FRANKFORT, CA. 2003-04
PHOTOS IN THE BALTIMORE SUN
DOLL CARRIED BY THERESE FRANKFORT DURING THE EXODUS