Grief, a Wedding Veil, and Bureaucratic Persecution: Becoming Refugee-adjacent in the Aftermath of Tragedy, 1941-1946

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Immigrants and Minorities Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI:10.1080/02619288.2021.1942852

Lauren Banko

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ABSTRACT The histories of refugees and forced displacement do not often consider the impact of grief and loss upon the family members of such individuals. This essay places the story of one such family member, a young woman who lost her parents, brother, and her fiancé on the sinking of a ship filled with refugees during the Second World War, as the focal point of an exploration of grief, material possessions, and migration, amidst the bureaucratic mechanisms of empire. The story of Doris, a migrant to Mandate Palestine in 1941 and then a repatriate to Great Britain the following year, highlights the ways in which elements of refugeedom intersected with colonialism and empire and restrictions on Jewish migration. I use the fragmentary nature of Doris’s archival record to understand her as a ‘refugee-adjacent’ individual who tried to negotiate hurdles, constraints, and dismissive attitudes of colonial authorities and all the while deal with her own loss and its consequences. Of significance to this historical context is that the grief of refugees and their family members left behind was often unrecognised by colonial and state authorities.

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悲伤、婚礼面纱和官僚迫害:在悲剧的余波中成为难民，1941-1946

摘要难民和被迫流离失所的历史往往没有考虑到悲伤和损失对这些人的家庭成员的影响。这篇文章讲述了这样一个家庭成员的故事，她是一名年轻女子，在第二次世界大战期间，在一艘满载难民的船沉没时失去了父母、兄弟和未婚夫，作为探索帝国官僚机制中的悲伤、物质财产和移民的焦点。多丽丝于1941年移民到巴勒斯坦托管地，第二年被遣返英国，她的故事突出了难民身份的元素与殖民主义和帝国以及对犹太人移民的限制的交叉。我利用多丽丝档案记录的零碎性，将她理解为一个“与难民相邻”的人，她试图克服殖民当局的障碍、限制和轻蔑态度，同时处理自己的损失及其后果。对这一历史背景来说，重要的是，被遗弃的难民及其家人的悲痛往往没有得到殖民地和国家当局的承认。

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期刊介绍： Immigrants & Minorities, founded in 1981, provides a major outlet for research into the history of immigration and related studies. It seeks to deal with the complex themes involved in the construction of "race" and with the broad sweep of ethnic and minority relations within a historical setting. Its coverage is international and recent issues have dealt with studies on the USA, Australia, the Middle East and the UK. The journal also supports an extensive review section.