Item ID	17061
Title	This Polish orphan, sheltered by nuns during the war, was later sent by JDC to a children's home near Paris.
Reference Code	NY_06116
Description	A portrait of an 8-year old war orphan. Her parents were shot before her eyes trying to flee their home in Poland to the forests. The child was rescued by Christian nuns who sheltered her in their convent during the war. After liberation, she was turned over to the Polish Jewish Community, which in turn handed her over to the JDC, for emigration to Palestine.
City / Town	Vitry, outside Paris	similar items
Country	France	similar items
Dates	1947
Decade	1940	similar items
Photographer	Al Taylor	similar items
Size	7 x 7; 8 x 10
Format	Print / Negative

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