Numerous adoptable Jewish children, also infants, came with the UNRRA White Boat Mission to Malmö in July 1945. Most of them came from Bergen-Belsen. |
Numerous single Jewish children, also infants, came with the UNRRA White Boat Mission to Malmö in July 1945. Most of them came from Bergen-Belsen. They were "adoptable". However, only one child was adopted in Scandinavia. Several to Ireland. The vast majority came in 1946-1948 to Eretz Israel - my heroes! No adoptions among Swedish Jews.
In photos is Dr. Robert (Bob) Collis with the Bergen-Belsen orphans (or UNRRA White Boat Orphans) as he arrives with five of them from Sweden - at Dublin Airport, in 1946. Jewish families were found for three children while Dr, Collis decided to adopt the siblings Zoltan and Edit.