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Antwerp was a particularly popular port of emigration among Jews from Central and Eastern Europe. These people constituted a sizeable proportion of the Red Star Line’s passengers. The shipping company recruited its “customers” from deep within Eastern Europe.

Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp nominated for European Museum of the Year Award 2015!

The Red Star Line Museum has been nominated for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award 2015. Together with the Museum on the Yser in Diksmuide, it is one of 42 candidates on the list.

World Cruise News

During Red Star Line cruises, the World Cruise News newspaper was printed. The publication was free, and came out three times a week.

François De Ridder

François De Ridder was hired by the Red Star Line as a ‘writer’, in charge of passenger records.

Adine Wili

Well-to-do children also came on cruises. Adine Wili was eleven years old when she boarded the Lapland with her parents in 1932.

Anonymous

Scott Henderson, a friendly Canadian, donated this album to the Red Star Line Museum a few years ago.

Mrs Anderson

Mrs Anderson boarded the Lapland in London on 16 July 1932.

John Malget

John Malget was born in Luxembourg.

Fernand Van Neylen

Fernand Van Neylen worked on the Lapland in February 1922.