Saturday, December 22, 2012

Seeking Passengers on the SS Marine Jumper

On March 3, 1949, the SS Marine Jumper left Hamburg for the United States with European refugees, primarily Jewish survivors from displaced persons (DP) camps.  Janette Silverman is looking for people who were on that specific sailing, or their descendants, for research on a new book project.  If you or your ancestors were on the Marine Jumper, please contact Janette directly at janette.silverman@gmail.com.  If you know someone who was on that sailing, please give them her e-mail address and ask them to contact her.

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  1. My father was on SS Marine Jumper and arrived in NY on February 16, 1949. His name was Binem Neuman

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    1. My parents were also on that sailing - George and Sophie Lonyszyn.
      My mom (Age 88) is still living; dad passed away in 2005. Mom said the ship was hit with huge waves coming over.

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    2. Thank you for posting! Have you also sent a message to Janette Silverman at janettes@peoplepc.com?

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    3. To Anonymous dated Jan 31: Sophie Lonyszyn is my Godmother who I would love to see, if possible .If not, please give her my love and heartfelt wishes. It's been many, many years. My name is Mary. I remember George, Else, Nancy and few other daughters. We also sailed from Germany on Marine Jumper, arriving in NY on Feb. 16, 1949. I would love to hear from you and visit with my Godmother.

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    4. Mary, thank you for posting. To you and to the anonymous poster dated January 31, if you do not feel comfortable posting your e-mail addresses, which I can understand, send them to me at janicemsj@gmail.com and I will be happy to connect you. - Janice

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    5. Thank you so much, however, I decided to google her and I found her! What a surprise! We had a lovely conversation and it brought me to tears. Small world. Thank you again for your help.

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    6. Wonderful! I am so happy you were able to get in touch.

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    7. I'm pretty sure my Father, Mother and I arrived on the Marine Jumper on that date. My mother remembers being sea sick nearly the whole trip over. Kramberg

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    8. Thank you for writing. I'm sure if you contact Janette at janette.silverman@gmail.com she would still like to talk to you.

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  2. Thank you for posting! Have you contacted Janette directly at janettes@peoplepc.com?

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    1. ms sellers, my parents came on the marine jumper in may 1948 to ny harbor. do you have any information from that sailing?

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    2. I do not have information about the sailing, but you should try contacting Janette Silverman at janette.silverman@gmail.com. There's a good chance she can help you.

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  3. My father came to us in ship on Marine Jumper from Southampton in august of 1947

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    1. I wonder how many years the Marine Jumper sailed?

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    2. I believe 1947 to 1949, then changed to USL ( United States Lines)

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    3. Thank you for the date information!

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    4. My father-in-law took this ship on a deployment to Korea, somewhere between 1946 and 1947, he was in the U.S. Army. Found this site with info on the ship.

      https://www.scribd.com/document/51991938/SS-Marine-Jumper

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    5. Thank you! It's interesting just how many people have connections to this ship.

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    6. My mom emigrated to the US from Ireland on that ship. It departed from Co. Cork Ireland (to NY) on or about December 8, 1947

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    7. It appears that a few people whose ancestors traveled on that date have found this post.

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  4. My father was on the March 3rd sailing with his family. They arrived in Boston on March 12,1949.

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    1. Have you contacted Janette Silverman at janettes@peoplepc.com? I don't know if her research is finished, but I'm sure she would like to hear from you just the same.

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    2. David,

      Janette says she has not heard from you. If you tried to contact her at janettes@peoplepc.com and the e-mail bounced, her new address is janette.silverman@gmail.com.

      Janice

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    3. We arrived from Southhampton to new york city christmas eve. 1947 and our uncle met us and we drove to Buffalo New York that night..Through all the small towns that were lite up for Christmas it was beautiful and it was snowing which made it even more beautiful....

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    4. It sounds lovely. I hope you've written down your memories to include with your family history. Were you on the Marine Jumper?

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    5. My name is Bill Barrett. Like “Anonymous “ we also arrived in New York on Christmas Eve 1947 on the Marine Jumper. I was 8 years old and remember it well. 559-475-2571

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    6. Thank you for writing and adding your name to the list, Bill.

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  5. If anyone has tried to contact Janette at the peoplepc.com address and it bounced, her new e-mail address is janette.silverman@gmail.com.

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  6. My parents and I arrived on the Marine Jumper in early February 1949.
    Kramberg

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  7. Thanks for posting. Due to the number of years, I'm guessing he was a crew member? Janette would probably still be interested in hearing from you. Her e-mail address is janette.silverman@gmail.com.

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  8. My father was on board: Edmond Kosowski, born 12/7/1933

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    1. Thank you! Have you contacted Janette Silverman?

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    2. I did - but had to send a correction. My father was on the SS Marine Jumper, but a year earlier & boarded in Antwerp.

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    3. I'm sure she was happy to hear from you either way.

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  9. We, my parents my sister and I were on the Marine Jumper arriving in New York on Feb. 16, 1949. I was six at that time and do remember some of the voyage. Both of my parents are deceased. My sister lives in Nevada and I live in North Carolina. Aija Spurins Leierzapf

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    1. Thank you for posting! Have you contacted Janette Silverman?

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    2. My mom (15) and grandparents arrived in New York on the SS marine Jumper..

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  10. My father arrived in New York, New York aboard the SS Marine Jumper on May 28, 1949

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    1. Thank you for posting! Have you contacted Janette Silverman?

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  11. After my mother's passing, I found our baggage claim check.
    I was 1 1/2 when my parents and I left Germany on the Marine Jumper June 14, 1949. My parents were Polish-Catholic forced laborers near Regensburg, Germany during WWII. Do you know how long the voyage normally took?

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    1. Thank you for writing. Unfortunately, I do not know how long the voyage took. If you write to Janette Silverman at janette.silverman@gmail.com, I am sure she will be able to tell you, as she has been studying the Marine Jumper.

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  12. My mother and her family arrived on the SS Jumper on 8/11/1949 in NY, and also was sick the entire time. I think the trip was about 10 days.

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    1. Thank you for commenting. I hope the earlier poster sees your information.

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  13. My grandfather came over on the Marine Jumper on April 7, 1948 trip departing from Bremmerhaven and arriving in NYC on April 17, 1948.

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    1. Thank you for commenting. Have you contacted Janette Silverman?

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  14. I just saw your post. My wife, Rochelle arrived on the Marine Jumper in March 1949 in New York City. She was with her parents, Benjamin and Etta Mosak.

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    1. Thank you for your post. Have you contacted Janette Silverman?

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  15. My father, Arie Rothenberg, told me that he and my grandparents, Jacob and Charlotte Rothenberg, sailed into New York on the Marine Jumper in January 1949. I think he said they sailed out of Bremen. They had been in a DP camp in Germany. My grandmother's uncle in NYC served as their immigration sponsor to come here. I've been having difficulty finding a passenger list, though.

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    1. Even though your family members were not on the sailing in which Janette Silverman is interested, if you write to her at the e-mail address above, she might have information about passenger lists from other sailings.

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  16. I believe my grandfather came to Canada on the marine jumper from a DP camp in Germany. I'm just waiting for the confirmation of the passenger list. I have pictures of him and the other Lithuanian men on the ship

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    1. It's nice that you have a photo. Are the other men identified?

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  17. My cousin was on board the Marine Jumper with his family when he was released from POW camp in Japan His family was in the Phippines and they picked up on the way home. They arrived in CA.
    His name was Howard Say.

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    1. Thank you for posting! Did you also send the information to Janette at janette.silverman@gmail.com?

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    2. No I didn't Janice. I'm not on the best of health right now. I may in a couple of weeks, when I feel better.

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    3. I do hope you feel better soon, John.

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  18. I was on the SS Marine Jumper, leaving Naples in November 1949, after living in the Bari DP camp. I would like to be in touch with anyone else who was aboard that ship's crossing or in that camp.

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    1. I am happy to post your comment here, and I hope others will find you and contact you.

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  19. Janice,
    My mother sailed on the SS Marine Jumper in 1948, as part of an American Youth Hostels group, going to Europe, in the summer, to repair youth hostels. Have you heard anything about these travelers? Thank you, Joanna Klaseen Pace

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    1. Joanna, I don't know about passengers on the Marine Jumper, sorry. I posted this to help someone else find individuals. You can try contacting Janette directly at janette.silverman@gmail.com to see if she has any information about other sailings. Good luck! - Janice

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    2. My mother also sailed in 1948, as part of an American Student Group--returning from Le Havre on August 25, 1948. Please contact me if you have further information. I'd love to share (i'm trying to find out more about her travels)

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  20. According to the dates, my mother's family (Kopeschny, 8 members) came over on that ship on Jan 11, 1949; might be too early for your purpose. I have their manifest (one page).

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    1. Thank you for posting! Yes, that is earlier than Janette was looking for. The Marine Jumper had a busy schedule!

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  21. I arrived in July 1949. I just spent the day with a fellow passenger from that trip. We are both 72. I would like to start a Facebook page for the European Refugees of that era. Can you point to locations of passenger lists?

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    1. Probably the largest collection of passengers lists online is at Ancestry.com. Second largest collection is likely at FamilySearch.org. Those are the two places I would start searching. The best of luck with creating your FB page.

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    2. My father also arrived in July 1949 on a sailing from Bremerhaven to NY. He was a Ukrainian concentration camp survivor. Do you remember anything of the journey? (you must have been very young). Has your facebook page started?

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    3. Yes. The title is "Immigrants of the SS Marine Jumper. Happy to have you add your story.
      No Memories I was 9 months old.

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  22. Hi Janice, We have started a FB page The Immigrants of the SS Marine Jumper. I am inviting you to join. I hope your search assignments went well.

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    1. Thank you for letting me know. I apologize for the delay in posting your comment, but Blogger declined to alert me to its arrival.

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  23. My parents also arrived on the Marine Jumper. They landed in New York on May 28, 1949. I have copies of their immigration documents.

    Marko

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    1. That is wonderful! Have you communicated with Janette to see if she has interest?

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  24. My father served as a physician on Marine Jumper in the Pacific in 1945. I have pictures of him on the ship as well as the ship itself!

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    1. How wonderful that you have photos and that they have survived!

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  25. My grandfather arrived in New York City June 24, 1949 on the Marine Jumper from Bremen Germany. He was also a displaced person after WWII. I obtained a document with this information today 01/11/2023 I will also contact.Jeanette Silverman

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    1. Thank you for posting and for planning to follow up with Janette!

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  26. CONTRACT TICKET N. 13.7.6 6 6
    BERTHINg CARD
    Steamer
    "MARINE JUMPERI
    Date of Sailing
    14th Dec. 1947.
    Room No.
    6 30
    59
    Berth
    Passenger
    Patrick Gilhooley(Gillooly)
    Arrived in New York Christmas Eve
    I’m assuming it departed from Cobh.
    Went to Buffalo NY from there.

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  27. My parents and my two oldest brothers sailed on Marine Jumper from Bremerhaven to New York April 7 to April 17, 1948. They appear on a list of Hungarian passengers for that voyage in the Aroldsen Archives, which follows all displaced persons in the American zone of Germany. My great-uncle, barber for NYC's Biltmore hotel, sponsored them. The tickets came into my possession.

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    1. Thank you for posting. How fortunate that you have the tickets. You might be interested in the Facebook group for passengers on the Marine Jumper, https://www.facebook.com/groups/130876822395974.

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