Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Watch this oral history that details what it was like immigrating to America from Germany post-WWII on board the United States Line's ship, the SS United States. In between a conversation with Brigitte Bentele and Education Director Aimee Bachari, you will see primary source photographs and posters from SSHSA Archives in addition to personal photographs provided by Brigitte.

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