Media Essay
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration - Photographs
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was created at a 44-nation conference in 1943. Its mission was to provide economic assistance to European nations after World War II and to repatriate and assist refugees.
Fiorello H. La Guardia while touring displaced persons camps
Former mayor of New York Fiorello H. La Guardia, on a tour of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) camps in Europe, speaks to survivors. Duppel displaced persons camp. Germany, August 20, 1946.
Item ViewRepatriated Austrian Jewish refugees, coming from Shanghai, arrive in Vienna.
Repatriated Austrian Jewish refugees, coming from Shanghai, arrive in Vienna. Their transport was organized by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. February 2, 1947.
Item ViewJewish displaced persons about to be repatriated to Austria from Shanghai
Group of Austrian Jewish displaced persons under the care of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration who are to be repatriated to Austria from Shanghai, where they had sought refuge. From the Marine Falcon, they bid farewell to fellow refugees. Shanghai, China, 1946.
Item ViewA Jewish refugee family prepares food
A Jewish refugee family prepares food with rations provided by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). Shanghai, China, 1946.
Item ViewFate of relatives
Jewish refugees in Shanghai look for names of relatives and friends who may have survived the war. Awaiting repatriation, these displaced persons were under United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration care. China, 1946.
Item ViewJewish orphans trying on shoes
Jewish orphans after the Holocaust are fitted with shoes from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), en route to Allied occupation zones in Germany and Austria. Prague, Czechoslovakia, August 25, 1946.
Item ViewUNRRA welfare officer assists Polish Jewish orphans
A welfare officer of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) assists Polish Jewish orphans en route to France and Belgium. Prague, Czechoslovakia, probably 1946.
Item ViewPolish Jewish orphans
Polish Jewish orphans, under the temporary care of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), en route to France and Belgium. Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1946.
Item ViewA survivor receives medical care
A former concentration camp prisoner receives care from a mobile medical unit of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Photograph taken at the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. Germany, May 1946.
Item ViewUNRRA worker with a survivor of Buchenwald
A United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) worker with a survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp after liberation. Germany, June 13, 1945.
The mission of UNRRA was to provide economic assistance to European nations after World War II and to repatriate and assist the refugees who came under Allied control.
Item ViewDisplaced persons at a camp administered by UNRRA
Displaced persons knitting and embroidering at a camp administered by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). Sweden, after May 1945.
Item ViewRefugee children talk to a UN relief worker
Jewish refugee children from Budapest talk to a worker from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Germany, after May 1945.
Item ViewKibbutz Buchenwald hachshara
"Welcome" banner over the gate to the Kibbutz Buchenwald hachshara (Zionist agricultural collective).
Jewish refugee orphans at Lindenfels displaced persons camp
Jewish refugee orphans pose for a group photograph at Lindenfels displaced persons camp, administered by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Germany, April 21, 1948.
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