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A young girl lights Sabbath candles in an unidentified post-war OSE children's home.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 71214

A young girl lights Sabbath candles in an unidentified post-war OSE children's home.

Overview

Caption: A young girl lights Sabbath candles in an unidentified post-war OSE children's home.
Photographer: Walter Limot/ Photo Limot
Date: Circa 1945 - 1950
Locale: France
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Andre Limot

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Andre Limot

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: CANDLES/CANDLELIGHTING CHILDREN'S HOMES CHILDREN/YOUTH DP CAMPS/CENTERS DPS (JEWISH) JEWISH HOLIDAYS (SABBATH) OSE (OEUVRE DE SECOURS AUX ENFANTS) RELIGIOUS SERVICES/PRAYER SIGNS/BANNERS/POSTERS
Photo Designation: DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Orphans/Children's Homes/Summer Camps -- France -- General

Record last modified:: 2006-06-27 00:00:00
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