A man shows a small animal to three young girls. Apeldoorn was home to a children's home for orphans of people killed by the Germans. The Dutch government graciously offered a venue for this JDC-supported home (with funds from UJA). The nearby townspeople in Apeldoorn welcomed the children with ceremony and gifts. Children recovered from disease and were restored to normalcy in this friendly and kind ...

Children in a classroom learning Hebrew and about the state of Israel at the Ilaniah Children's Village, an orphanage supported by JDC with UJA funds. It cared for children, ages 6-16, who were orphaned as a result of German atrocities. The children came from central and eastern Europe, many of them from Romania. At the home, the children recovered from malnutrition and general poor health due to poor ...

This is a portrait of a young Jewish female orphan, one of 500 children at Ilaniah, who is working to prepare for life in Israel. These childrens' parents were killed by the Germans; the families coming from Romania, and in smaller numbers from Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Germany.The children were rescued by the Jewish Agency and AJDC and brought to Ilaniah, coming from very poor living conditions ...

Tables are set for a meal at Ilaniah. The Ilaniah Children's Village was a JDC-supported orphanage for chldren of central and eastern European Jewish war victims. The population in the area of Apeldoorn gave the children a very warm welcome when they arrived. Here, children put on weight after being deprived of food and recovered from bad treatment and disease to return to "normalcy" before their immigration ...

A group of children walk in the woods at the Ilaniah Children's Village. The Ilaniah Children's Village was an orphanage for children of central and eastern Europeans killed by the Germans. While there, children (age 6-16) recovered from malnutrition, disease and generally returned to normal after terrible stays in German DP camps. the orphanage was supported by JDC with funds from UJA.

These two youngsters are orphans, some of the 500 children at Ilaniah, who were working to prepare for life in Israel. These childrens' parents were killed by the Germans; the families coming from Romania, and in smaller numbers from Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Germany.The children were rescued by the Jewish Agency and AJDC and brought to Ilaniah, coming from very poor living conditions in ...

Apeldoom, Holland. Deep in the woods near the old Dutch town, 500 young Jewish orphans are hard at work preparing for life in the Jewish State of Israel, where they will go as soon as resettlement plans are made. The youngsters, whose parents were killed by the Germans are mostly Rumanian, with a smattering from Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Germany. they were brought to Holland by the Jewish ...

Boys learning Hebrew at Ilaniah, some of the 500 children who lived and worked there to prepare for life in Israel. These childrens' parents were killed by the Germans; the families coming from Romania, and in smaller numbers from Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Germany.The children were rescued by the Jewish Agency and AJDC and brought to Ilaniah, coming from very poor living conditions in European ...

Boys in a wood workshop at the Ilaniah Children's Village, an orphanage housing 500 children preparing for life in Israel. These childrens' parents were killed by the Germans; the families coming from Romania, and in smaller numbers from Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Germany. The children were rescued by the Jewish Agency and JDC and brought to the orphanage farm, coming from very poor living ...

These children are orphans, some of the 500 children at Ilaniah, who were working to prepare for life in Israel. These childrens' parents were killed by the Germans; the families coming from Romania, and in smaller numbers from Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Germany.The children were rescued by the Jewish Agency and AJDC and brought to Ilaniah, coming from very poor living conditions in European ...

These are orphans, some of the 500 children at Ilaniah, who were working to prepare for life in Israel. These childrens' parents were killed by the Germans; the families coming from Romania, and in smaller numbers from Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Germany.The children were rescued by the Jewish Agency and AJDC and brought to Ilaniah, coming from very poor living conditions in European DP camps. ...