Men cleaning up after having coffee. This photo is from a group of photos of the recreation and club room maintained in Amsterdam by the Refugee Committee.

Men and women in the reading room. This photo is from a group of photos of the recreation and club room maintained in Amsterdam by the Refugee Committee.

Young men playing table tennis. This photo is from a group of photos of the recreation and club room maintained in Amsterdam by the Refugee Committee.

Crowd of men and women look to the sky at the opening of the community center at Werkdorp, Wieringemeer, Holland.

Men and women in a classroom. This photo is from a group of photos of the recreation and club room maintained in Amsterdam by the Refugee Committee.

Boys in the dormitory at the Ilaniah Children's Village. The Ilaniah Children's Village was an orphanage for central and eastern European orphans, whose parents were killed by Germans. It was run by JDC with funds from UJA. Children were gathered from German DP camps, hungry and diseased from lack of food and poor living conditions. At Apeldoorn, the children recovered and were prepared for immigration ...

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 ...