FEBRUARY

Picture here are the Teheran Children-a group of Polish Jewish children who reached Palestine via Iran in February 1943.  When World War II broke out in September, 1939, 300,000 Jews fled Poland for the Soviet Union. In 1942, the Polish Government-in-Exile, and the Soviet Authorities agreed to allow the emigration of 24,000 of these refugees, including 1,000 Jewish children (mostly orphans) and 800 Jewish adults. Initially, they were taken to Teheran and from there 861 children and 369 adults were brought to Israel on February 18, 1943. More about the Teheran Children...

Yad Vashem Archives 4829/82