Looking towards the future

In March 1947 the SS Johan de Witt docked in Sydney with seven hundred Jewish refugees on board. It was the last such mass intake of refugees of the Holocaust and stirred up a degree of anti-Semitism which contributed to the revival of the White Australia policy shortly afterwards. This program combines interviews with three of those on board and archival footage to present an authentic and personal account of the times.

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Credits

producer/director

Louise Melov

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302739

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Jews - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → White Australia Policy

History → History

History → Jews - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1990

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