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Dutch Refugee Shares Holland Customs and Escape Tale
Mrs. Leonard Jacobs and her two daughters escaped Nazi invasion from Holland last spring. They traveled by cargo steamer under fire, endured weeks in London, then sailed to the United States and settled in Joliet seeking American status. She compares Dutch Christmas and New Year traditions with American customs. She notes food price differences and cooking changes since arriving.
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Leonard Jacobs
Plainfield Avenue
Jacobs
Santa Claus
Amsterdam
Moors
Santa
Holland
Ymuiden
London
East
West Indies
United States
Liverpool
Scythia
Greenland
Iceland
Joliet
Mr. Jacobs
American Institute of Laundering
England
Monica