page_title: Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter
caption_attribution_description: English: Women and children registering for the Fort Ontario Refugee Camp, August 1944.
context_page_description: The Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, also known as "Safe Haven", located in Oswego, New York was the first and only refugee center established in the United States during World War II. From 1944 to 1945, the shelter housed almost 1000 European refugees, predominantly of Jewish descent. The effort was called "Safe Haven". The refugee shelter is now the Safe Haven Museum and Education Center.
context_section_description: The Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, also known as "Safe Haven", located in Oswego, New York was the first and only refugee center established in the United States during World War II. From 1944 to 1945, the shelter housed almost 1000 European refugees, predominantly of Jewish descent. The effort was called "Safe Haven". The refugee shelter is now the Safe Haven Museum and Education Center.
caption: Refugees Registering at the Fort Ontario Refugee Camp, Oswego, New York, 08-1944
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