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Purim
party at the Koordinatzia orphanage in Lodz, 1948 |
Child
survivors of the Holocaust sent from Poland for
rehabilitation in children’s home in England, 1948 |
After
the war, hundreds of thousands of survivors, including thousands of
orphaned children, emerged from the ruins of Europe and sought a way
to establish their lives anew. The Allies established camps for
displaced persons in Germany, Austria, and Italy. Concern for
children’s welfare was shown in the camps: orphanages, a search
system for family members, and education systems were set up. Of
approximately 250,000 Jews who reached Displaced Persons camps after
the war, 160,000-including several thousand children-emigrated to
Israel.
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