Kinderheim Group Portrait

Black-and-white photo: A group of about 60 children ranging in age from about 3 to about 18. They stand and sit in front of an old brick wall. In the middle is a woman of about 55.

Photograph of children staying at Peterswald Kinderheim with staff members in 1946.

Peterswald Kinderheim was a Jewish orphanage established after the Holocaust. The Kinderheim (Children’s Home) was called a “home” rather than an orphanage in an effort to make it seem more welcoming. In 1946, around 100 Jewish orphans lived at the Kinderheim. The children had survived the Holocaust either in hiding or in concentration camps. Most of the children were from Poland, though some were from other places such as Romania and Lithuania. Very few of the children were ever reunited with their families.

Donated to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre by Shia Moser. 1993.037.003

Kinderheim Group Portrait

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