A woman, surrounded by children, reads a letter on the porch of a children's home.

Photograph | Not Digitized | Photograph Number: 24953

Overview

Caption: A woman, surrounded by children, reads a letter on the porch of a children's home.

Pictured is Margaret Locher who founded a children's home in Switzerland for Jewish children whose parents were in internment camps. The children, from left to right, are: Ariane, Annete, Marc and Jeannette (Nanni).
Date: 1944
Locale: Itschnach, [Zurich] Switzerland
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Dr. Vera Lechtman

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Dr. Vera Lechtman

Keyword: CHILDREN (0-3 YEARS) CHILDREN (4-12 YEARS) CHILDREN'S HOMES CHILDREN/YOUTH CRIBS/CRADLES/PLAYPENS EXTERIORS GROUP PORTRAITS REFUGEES (JEWISH) SWISS WOMEN
Photo Designation: JEWISH REFUGEES: SEARCH FOR SAFE HAVENS (1933-1945) -- Emigration/Refugee Assistance -- In Switzerland