Archivist tracks down the 'lost babies' of Cyprus' Jewish refugee camps

The infants' parents had been on their way to Israel after World War II when the British seized their ships and sent them to Cyprus.

By Ofer Aderet | 11:40 24.08.12 |

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Yitzhak Teutsch, director of the American Joint Distribution Committee's archives in Jerusalem, is trying to document more than 2,000 babies born to Jewish refugees interned in Cypriot camps between 1946 and 1949.

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My mother was one of those born in Cyprus as a result
- By Alan
- 24 Aug 2012
- 09:10PM
My grandparents tried to come to Israel then and were turned back to Cyprus. My mother was born there and shortly thereafter they finally made it to Israel.
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  - By Yitzhak Teutsch
  - 03 Sep 2012
  - 07:05PM
  Hi Alan, I would like to check our database for your mother's name. Please contact me at yitzhakt@jdc.org.il Thanks! Yitzhak ______________ Yitzhak Teutsch Director, Jerusalem Archives American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
  
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