Lot 137
Four Postcards – Agudat Israel Orphanage in Baden, Austria – Vienna, ca. 1922
Four postcards with photographs depicting the orphanage of Agudat Israel in the city of Baden, Austria. Vienna: Union, [ca. 1922].
The orphanage of Agudat Israel in Baden was inaugurated in 1921. The children under its care were orphaned during World War I, and the pogroms that ensued in Eastern Europe. The postcards depict: • "The Orphanage Building". • "The Classroom". • "The Schoolyard". • "Pogrom Orphans". Postcards captioned in Hebrew and German.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases.
