Item ID	16226
Title	Purim play performer posing in a costume at Limoges Boarding School, an OSE operated facility.
Reference Code	NY_05273
Description	A young actor in costume for a Purimspiel performance in celebration of Purim in a private orthodox home, which was used by OSE as a boarding house for Jewish children during the war. About 100 observant boys and girls lived or were sheltered in the house. Some classes were held there and the school offered some professional training as well as religious education. It was run by Robert Levy and his wife Lily; he is the cousin of Gaston Levy, who was the director of the nearby nursery.
City / Town	Limoges	similar items
Country	France	similar items
Dates	1941
Decade	1940	similar items
Partners	OSE/OZE	similar items
Photographer	E. Lowenthal	similar items
Size	4 1/2 x 6 1/4
Format	Print

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