UNRRA Certificate of Identity of Ruth Orkow
Gift of Alex Frank Orkow in loving memory of Ruth and David Orkow
Id no. 65.91, Document, English
Americans David and Ruth Orkow adopted Alex from a JDC-funded home for Jewish children in Burgl Gut, Austria. They also adopted a daughter.
The Orkows had accepted positions with the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in Europe in order to adopt children.
Discover more about this artifact and other stories from the Museum?s collection in, ?To Life: 36 Stories of Memory and Hope? http://www.pickmanmuseumshop.com/tolif36storo.html.
The Orkows had accepted positions with the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in Europe in order to adopt children.
Discover more about this artifact and other stories from the Museum?s collection in, ?To Life: 36 Stories of Memory and Hope? http://www.pickmanmuseumshop.com/tolif36storo.html.
