Werthauer family to New York
The Werthauer family of four was among the relatively few who managed to move to the United States during the occupation.
The destruction of the US consulate during the bombing of Rotterdam meant that the Werthauer family's papers were also lost. Apparently they managed to collect replacement documents quickly enough, because on 17 April 1941, the reopened consulate in Rotterdam issued the family visas for entry into the United States. By early July, all US consulates in occupied territory would close, so they were among the last to successfully complete the difficult procedure. They then travelled to Bilbao, Spain. There, they boarded the passenger ship 'Marques de Commillas', which departed on 22 May. The ship arrived safely in New York harbour on 10 June 1941.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington DC, New York Passengers Lists: ship's manifest "Marques de Commillas", 22 mei - 10 juni 1941).