Group portrait of six German-Jewish refugee boys living at the OSE children's home, "Maison des Pupilles de la Nation," in Aspet, France.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 03440

Overview

Caption: Group portrait of six German-Jewish refugee boys living at the OSE children's home, "Maison des Pupilles de la Nation," in Aspet, France.

Pictured from left to right are: Ernst Weilheimer, Richard Weilheimer, Rolf Hess, Hugo Schiller, Hjalmar Maurer and Kurt Walker.

These boys were brought to Aspet from French transit camps with the assistance of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Oeuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE). The AFSC later secured their passage to the United States.
Date: Circa 1942
Locale: Aspet, [Haute-Garonne] France
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Hanna Meyer-Moses

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Hanna Meyer-Moses

Keyword: ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES CHILDREN'S HOMES CHILDREN'S HOMES (ASPET) CHILDREN'S HOMES (MAISON DES PUPILLES) CHILDREN/YOUTH GROUP PORTRAITS JEWS (GERMAN) OSE (OEUVRE DE SECOURS AUX ENFANTS) REFUGEES (JEWISH)
Photo Designation: INVASION & OCCUPATION -- France -- OSE/Children's Homes -- Aspet