Gezunthait-Kalendar, calendar for the year 1939 published by OSE/OZE in Latvia. Riga, [1938/1939]. Yiddish and Latvian.
A booklet issued by the humanitarian organization OSE in Latvia – a calendar for 1939 (noting the Sabbath candle lighting times and Jewish holidays and festivals) alongside various texts related to the activity of the organization, advice on family health and proper hygiene, a list of addresses of physicians in Riga and several poems, as well as many advertisements for local businesses.
OSE (Oeuvre De Secours Au Enfants) was founded in Russia in 1912 under the name "Organization for the health protection of Jews". In the 1920s, the organization relocated to Germany. After the Nazi's rise to power, it relocated again, this time to France, changing its name to "Society for Rescuing Children". OSE assisted Jews and non-Jews in the fields of health and welfare, and its activity spanned across multiple European countries. During WWII, the organization saved thousands of Jewish children from the Nazis.
112 pp, [20] ff., 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Inscriptions and stamps. Abrasions, tears and other blemishes to cover. Open tear to bottom of spine.
Not in OCLC.