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View of the Hôme de la Forêt children's home in Geneva, Switzerland.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 38265
View of the Hôme de la Forêt children's home in Geneva, Switzerland.

View of the Hôme de la Forêt children's home in Geneva, Switzerland.

Date
1945 - 1946
Locale
Geneva, Switzerland
Variant Locale
Genf
Photo Designation
DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Orphans/Children's Homes/Summer Camps -- Switzerland
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Norbert Bikales

About This Photograph

Event History
The Hôme de la Forêt was an all-boys children's home run by OSE Suisse. Most of its staff and children had lived in OSE homes in France during the war and had fled to safety in Switzerland. After the war, the home also cared for young survivors from Buchenwald.

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Norbert Bikales
 
Record last modified: 2017-12-13 00:00:00
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