12 photographs documenting the inauguration of the Zion Blumenthal Orphanage Synagogue [1952?].
The Zion Blumenthal Orphanage, which was founded at the initiative of the Ottoman Empire, By Rabbi Avraham Yochanan Blumenthal, is the oldest active Jewish orphanage in the world, and continues to exist continuously in Jerusalem from the end of World War I (1917), under the management of the same family. Over the years, thousands of children have been educated at the institution.
About the orphanage See 'Dushuan Dushuan' - Establishment of Zion Blumenthal orphanage at the end of World War I by Tahila Hertz.
See also next item.
General condition Moderate - good. Some of the photos have wet spots.
