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Item ID | 18587 | |||
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Title | Polish orphans travel from Czechoslovakia to Vienna, and on to one of the JDC children's homes. | |||
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Reference Code | NY_07684 | |||
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Description | The care of orphaned children became a top priority for JDC. These Polish orphans came via Czechoslovakia to a transient camp in Vienna. After their immediate need for rest, food, clothing, and medical attention were addressed, orphans were sent to JDC children’s homes in France, Switzerland, England, and other countries when possible. Others were placed in separate children’s sections of the DP camps. To meet the needs of a large influx of refugees, mostly from Poland and Romania, JDC supported the conversion of the Rothschild Hospital into the Rothschild Reception Center. JDC lobbied UNRRA to absorb the makeshift center into the DP camp network. | |||
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City / Town | Vienna, Wien |  |
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Country | Austria | |
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Dates | 1946 | |||
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Decade | 1940 | |
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Photo Date Description | c. 1946 | |
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Photographer | Wolf Schaerf (?) | |
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Selected Search Code | Terra | |
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Selected Search Code | Topics WWII and DPs | |
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Size | 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 | |||
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