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Article: Haven From Nazis' Hell; 65 years ago, Oswego opened its arms to Jewish refugees.(Local)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- July 26, 2009
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Byline: Debra J. Groom Staff writer
Sixty-five years ago next month, Oswego was thrust onto the world stage by a decision made by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The two world leaders, fighting a World War in Europe and Asia, decided to open havens for Jewish refugees - people in Europe driven from their homes by the Nazi regime.
Britain would open four in the Middle East, France would open two in North Africa, and the United States would open one.
The U.S. haven opened in August 1944 in Oswego, in buildings that housed a former Army training station next to Fort Ontario.
Oswego is ...