Nansen passport — The front of a Nansen Passport. Nansen passports were internationally recognized identity cards first issued by the League of Nations to stateless refugees. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
Nansen passport — a passport issued after World War I by the League of Nations to refugees unable to establish citizenship. [1920 25; after F. NANSEN, on whose initiative an agreement to issue such passports was signed] * * * … Universalium
Fridtjof Nansen — For other uses, see Nansen (disambiguation) and Fridtjof Nansen (disambiguation). Fridtjof Nansen Born 10 October … Wikipedia
List of passports — The following is a list of passports:By country and territory*flagicon|AFG Afghan passport *flagicon|ALB Albanian passport *flagicon|AUS Australian passport *flagicon|AUT Austrian passport *flagicon|AZE Azerbaijani passport *flagicon|ARG… … Wikipedia
REFUGEES — (1933–1949). When the Nazis came to power, many Jews believed that this chapter in German history would soon pass, that Germany would come to its senses, and that Hitler could not last long. Over time, however, the ranks of the pessimists swelled … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Statelessness — is the legal and social concept of a person lacking belonging (or a legally enforceable claim) to any recognised state. Statelessness is not always the same as lack of citizenship. De jure statelessness is where there exists no recognised state… … Wikipedia
1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness — Statelessness Reduction Convention Stateless Palestinian Refugees, 1948 Signed 30 August 1961 Location New York City Effective 13 December 1975 Condition Fulfilled Parties 40 … Wikipedia
Fritjof — m Scandinavian: from an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements friðr peace + pjófr thief. The spellings Fridtjof and Fri(d)tjov are also used. The former was borne, for example, by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930), who … First names dictionary
Charles Keightley — Sir Charles Frederic Keightley Sir Charles Keightley in 1949 Born 24 June 1901(1901 06 24) … Wikipedia
SAARBRUECKEN — SAARBRUECKEN, city in Germany, capital of the Saar. Jews were probably present in the city in 1321 when Duke John I granted the city its charter and reserved jurisdiction over the Jews. It is certain, however, that there were Jews in the adjacent … Encyclopedia of Judaism
