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Nurses and caregivers at the OSE children's home, La Pouponniere, near Limoges, sit on the grass with young children from the home.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 21326
Nurses and caregivers at the OSE children's home, La Pouponniere, near Limoges, sit on the grass with young children from the home. The nurse sitting on the left was named Germaine and received a decoration in 1995 for her work during the war.

Nurses and caregivers at the OSE children's home, La Pouponniere, near Limoges, sit on the grass with young children from the home.

The nurse sitting on the left was named Germaine and received a decoration in 1995 for her work during the war.

Date
1942
Photo Designation
INVASION & OCCUPATION -- France -- OSE/Children's Homes -- Pouponniere
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Dr. Vera Lechtman
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Event History
The Pouponniere in Limoges opened in late 1940 by the Assistance Medicale aux Enfants de Refugies (Medical Aid for Refugees' Children), with financial help from the Joint Distribution Committee. It was designed for children ages 0-6, though most of the children were under three. In March 1942, the home was transferred to the auspises of OSE and was an annex to a school for nursing. The home closed in 1943.

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Dr. Vera Lechtman
 
Record last modified: 2011-10-28 00:00:00
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