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OSE (Ouevre de Secours aux Enfants) armband

Object | Accession Number: 1991.145.1
1991.145.1 front OSE (Ouevre de Secours aux Enfants) armband Click to enlarge

Armband isssued to and worn by Julien Engel as identification for group of 60 children transported to the U.S.A. aboard "Athos II" leaving Marseilles September 1946 under the auspices of the French-Jewish aid organization, O.S.E. (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants).

Date
issue:  1946 September
Geography
acquired: Marseille (France)
Language
French
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Armbands
Object Type
Armbands (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Julien Engel

About This Object

Physical Description
Embroidered on armband: "SE, 10, J. Engel."
Dimensions
overall: Height: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm) | Width: 15.250 inches (38.735 cm)
Materials
overall : cloth, ink
Contributor
Subject: Julien Engel
Biography
Julien Engel's parents were arrested and eventually transported to Auschwitz. Julien and his younger brother George were saved. They were sheltered in Cannes for three years by Rayon de Soleil, a private children's home. They were liberated in mid-August 1944. The boys were sent to the O.S.E. home in Orsay, outside of Paris before boarding the Athos II. On September 6, 1946 (two days out of New York) Julien celebrated his Bar Mitzvah. The ceremony was attended by Marc Chagall.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Julien Engel.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:01:43
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