War Orphans Research Articles

`n Ondersoek na die oorblyfsels van die Irene-weeshuis en -skool (1902-1907)

During the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902) there were two separate concentration camps in Irene. The location of the main camp is well known, but the exact position of the smaller camp, or Camp no 2 as it was known, is described for the first time. The Irene orphanage was erected after the war in 1902 to accommodate Afrikaans-speaking war orphans. This orphanage was one of three built in the former Transvaal colony. The remaining stone foundations of the orphanage and nearby school building were documented. The government decided to amalgamate the three Afrikaans orphanages in the Transvaal colony, and the Irene orphanage and school closed down in September 1907 when all the orphans were transferred to the Potchefstroom orphanage SA Journal of Cultural History Vol.15(2) 2001: 41-60

Ten Thousand Sorrows: The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan by Elizabeth Kim

Ten Thousand Sorrows: The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan by Elizabeth Kim

Orphans of the Cold War: America and the Tibetan struggle for survival

Orphans of the Cold War: America and the Tibetan struggle for survival

The Orphans of Eritrea: A Five‐year Follow‐up Study

A group of 4-7-year-old war orphans were examined for the first time while living in an institution (the Solomuna Orphanage) during a protracted war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. At that time, they were compared to a group of refugee children living in a nearby camp with one or both parents. The orphans exhibited significantly more behavioral symptoms than the refugee children, but performed the cognitive tests at a more advanced level. Five years later, the orphans were re-examined; and they were compared to unaccompanied 9-12-year-children living in one of two residential settings that differed qualitatively in their social climate, principles of child care, and patterns of staff-child interactions. Although the severity of their behavioral symptoms had diminished, the orphans still exhibited many symptoms of emotional distress. On the other hand, they performed the cognitive measures as well as, or better than, unaccompanied children who had been protected from the terrors of war. The cross-sectional comparisons indicated that a residential setting that respects the individuality of children and promotes their close personal ties with at least one staff member can ameliorate many of the more serious psychological sequelae of having lost both parents and being exposed to the physical dangers of the war. The implications for war orphans in other Third World countries are discussed.

Open Your Hearts: The Story of the Jewish War Orphans in Canada

Open Your Hearts: The Story of the Jewish War Orphans in Canada

The age of war orphans: Construction and realities of a group of state wards between education and assistance (1917–1935)

At the beginning of the twentieth century there was a great diversity in the definition of “legal age” in France. The age of entrance into institutions for orphans, for example, varied greatly throughout the country. In 1917 a special status was introduced specifically for French war orphans that was unique in Europe—that of state ward. Having that status, a child was entitled to help in relation to needs over the life cycle. Orphans received assistance until they reached the age of majority. With time, the aging of these war orphans engendered new difficulties in the organization of assistance, notably because of the increase in the numbers of adolescents in need of higher subsidees. The debt contracted by the state on behalf of orphans who were “victims” of the service rendered by their fathers, met with resistance from various conflicting interests and financial realities.

Orphans of the Cold War: America and the Tibetan Struggle for Survival

Orphans of the Cold War: America and the Tibetan Struggle for Survival

Spouse bereavement processes of Holocaust child survivors : Can one differentiate a black frame from a black background ?

This article highlights the relation between the mourning processes of Holocaust war orphans and their expected bereavement processes in later life when a spouse dies. The relation between the two processes is explored through a clinical case study. In addition, we define the concept of subtle mourning as an adjustment in the bereavement process. We assume that orphans, who survive after genocide, suffer a lifelong sense of bereavement. They create a subtle mourning process which can be disclosed much later in their lives when they must cope with the death of a spouse.

Orphans of the Cold War: Angola's People

THE PEOPLE OF ANGOLA are wonderful. Their ability to survive the vicissitudes of the twentieth century has been wholly remarkable. Their humaniJcy shines through the rich literature that has been devoted to their country over the last hundred years. And yet the people of Angola have been the victims of some of the worst governments that the modern world has seen. Popular humanity has been met with institutional inhumanity at every turn of the road. But while the suffering goes on, Angolans still welcome visitors with patience and a smile. In the depths of war a sympathetic journalist, or a dedicated diplomat, will be invited to share with a long-suffering host the last roadside doughnut or the last can of local beer. The catalogue of misgovernment that has been inflicted on Angola's people is almost too grievous to be credible. In 1904, when Henry Nevinson travelled through Angola, the country was still in the grip of slavery. Some slaves escaped from the shackled columns being marched to the Atlantic and gained refuge in mission compounds set up to protect them. Many other escapees were returned to captivity or, if seen to be lame and sick, were slaughtered. Life was cheap in the eyes of the merchants of blood. The world of 1904 was not prepared, however, to tolerate such horror and the bloodshed led to an international outcry. Six years later the colonial administration was swept away in the fall of the Portuguese monarchy. The historic abuse of Angola did not end with the fall of the old monarchy. On the contrary, the new republican regime set up in Portugal in 1910 was also regressive in its colonial policies. The future grandmaster of Portugal's free-masons was sent to Angola to build a new colonial society. He conscripted tens of thousands of forced workers to build roads and railways, showing little regard for the human rights or economic needs of black peoples. He also brought from Portugal thousands of unemployed white carpet-baggers who drove the Angolan middle classes out of theit jobs in both the public and the private sector. With loud cries of self-justification the new expatriates robbed the farmers of their cattle

Sequential Traumatization in Children: A Clinical and Statistical Follow-Up Study on the Fate of the Jewish War Orphans in the Netherlands (review)

Sequential Traumatization in Children: A Clinical and Statistical Follow-Up Study on the Fate of the Jewish War Orphans in the Netherlands (review)

The Solomuna Orphanage: A historical survey

The social-emotional status and behavioral symptoms of Eritrean war orphans were compared before and after a major social reorganization of the institution had been implemented. The comparison was based on direct clinical observations and behavior checklist questionnaires. Two years after the orphanage was restructured, the emotional state of the orphans had improved dramatically. The findings suggest that even when financial and technical resources are severely limited, it is possible to provide humane group care for severely traumatized orphans by applying basic clinical principles of child development.

Leprosy in a Vietnamese Adoptee

The arrival in the United States of large numbers of Vietnamese war orphans and refugees means that physicians in this country may encounter exotic diseases that they have not been trained to recognize. We report here the case of a 10-year-old Vietnamese adoptee with tuberculoid leprosy. (This case was described in a brief letter to the editor, Pediatrics 61:330, 1978.) Our purpose is to remind physicians that leprosy is a common infection in Vietnam and that clinical symptoms may not appear for several years because of the long incubation period. CASE HISTORY A 10-year-old girl was seen in March 1977 because of a swollen finger and a tender mass in her palm.

The Redeemed Children: The Story of the Rescue of War Orphans by the Jewish Community of Canada. Ben Lappin

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewsThe Redeemed Children: The Story of the Rescue of War Orphans by the Jewish Community of Canada. Ben Lappin David CrystalDavid Crystal Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Social Service Review Volume 37, Number 3Sep., 1963 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/641483 Copyright 1963 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Constitutional Law. State Appropriation for Education of War Orphans Held Unconstitutional Insofar As It Could Be Used to Finance Attendance at Private or Sectarian Schools

Constitutional Law. State Appropriation for Education of War Orphans Held Unconstitutional Insofar As It Could Be Used to Finance Attendance at Private or Sectarian Schools

Orphans of the War

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A New International Agency for War Orphans

A New International Agency for War Orphans