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Refugee arrivals document family photos from 1955 act
A World Happenings In Pictures caption shows Wolfgang Zelier ten months old and his family among 1,215 refugees arriving in the United States under the Refugee Relief Act of 1955. The family moves from Austria to Chicago while others head to New York and Ohio as Bela and her twin sister adjust to the new home.
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Wolfgang Zelier
Tef
Wolfgang
New York City
Ohio
Bela
Tyrol
Mom
Dad
Chicago
United States