Correspondence and newspaper cuttings on her trip to Le chateau de Chaumont for Jewish infants and a …

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ProvenanceCAPLAN, Sophie (CAPLANS)
SeriesCorrespondence & Subject Files - Sophie Caplan
Series Number001
Item DescriptionCorrespondence and newspaper cuttings on her trip to Le chateau de Chaumont for Jewish infants and adolescents during the war. Two black and white photographs: 1) Plaque in French - English translation reads, "In these places from 1940 to 1945 Jewish families and children were welcomed and hidden. Tribute to the people from Creuse who helped and saved them, struggling for the liberation of France and against racism and anti-Semitism" 2) Plaque in French - English translation reads, " Children's Aid Society (it was here that) from November 1939 to February 1944 many Jewish children were welcomed. They received held from the people of Creuse who fought for the liberation of France and against racism and anti-Semitism. Tribute to the children and staff arrested during raids and deported" - 28 May 1996 Le grand bourg
Item Number216
Item Box Number19
Dates(s)1996
Box Barcode Number:NB03904450
Current LocationLRCA - Louise Rosenberg Communal Archive