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

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 38265

Overview

Caption: View of the Hôme de la Forêt children's home in Geneva, Switzerland.
Date: 1945 - 1946
Locale: Geneva, Switzerland
Variant Locale: Genf
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Norbert Bikales
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.

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Norbert Bikales

Keyword: ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES CHILDREN'S HOMES CHILDREN'S HOMES (FORET) EXTERIORS OSE (OEUVRE DE SECOURS AUX ENFANTS) VIEWS
Photo Designation: DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Orphans/Children's Homes/Summer Camps -- Switzerland