Titles read: "HAVEN - QUAKERS ESTABLISH NY REFUGEE FARM".
New York, United States of America.
At West Park American Friends Service Committee we see several shots of Austrian and German refugees of various ages sitting on steps and chairs outside a building and learning about the American...
Titles read: "HAVEN - QUAKERS ESTABLISH NY REFUGEE FARM".
New York, United States of America.
At West Park American Friends Service Committee we see several shots of Austrian and German refugees of various ages sitting on steps and chairs outside a building and learning about the American way of life in 'Americanisation Classes'. Adults and children work together in picking fruit and vegetables in fields on the Quaker camp. Commentator says the programme is designed to re-establish the refugees socially and spiritually. Several shots of young people diving into a lake and swimming about.
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