FDR refugee cousins
Refugee cousins Rikica Levi Giglio, and David and Ella Levi (born at the shelter) view and touch a section of the original shelter fence on exhibit at Fort Ontario behind the last US flag to fly at the post in 1946. They will be attending the event. The Levis and the other refugees lived behind the fence as virtual prisoners in the land of freedom at Fort Ontario for 18 months, unable to carry on with their lives, awaiting a decision on whether they would be forced to return to Europe after the war ended.
