At some point after the war, Sophie received this small stuffed bear (about three inches high) as a present from her mother. [LCID: bear]
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Refugee the bear

At some point after the war, Sophie received this small stuffed bear (about three inches high) as a present from her mother. She named it “Refugee,” just like she and her mother were refugees of the war.

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teddy bears and toys refugees
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Sophie Turner-Zaretsky (Selma Schwarzwald)

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