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Open hearts, closed doors the war orphans project.

Publication

Online exhibition featuring the personal stories of child survivors who immigrated to Canada in the aftermath of World War II. Includes historical background on the Holocaust, the DP camps, and Canadian immigration policy, with photographs, maps, reproductions of documents, a teachers guide, and a glossary. Created by the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre and the Virtual Museum of Canada.

Format: Online resource
Published: [Gatineau, Québec] : Virtual Museum of Canada ; Vancouver : Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, c2002-
Locale: Canada
Language: English
External Link: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/

Other Authors/Editors: Virtual Museum of Canada.
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.
Notes: Title from home page (viewed 7 July 2004).

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Jewish refugees--Canada.
Jewish children--Canada.
World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Canada.
Canada--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Jewish children in the Holocaust--Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Holocaust survivors--Canada--Biography.
Availability
: Record last modified: 2010-05-14 14:47:00
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/bib95127

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