{"id":974,"date":"2023-07-17T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:10:53","slug":"map-room-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/map-room-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Map Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Map Room<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Movement was a key element of LWF-SR operations. Pastors traveled to various areas within the Allied Zones. LWF-SR representatives, workers, and directors continuously travelled throughout different camps to supply materials, check in on camp congregations, and aid in the resettlement process. This section is dedicated to an understanding of the setting of post WWII Germany, the primary locations of LWF-SR work, how people moved. There is no one place to land or one place to remain in this dynamic work.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) Map of D.P. Operations (December 1945)<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Located in the United Nations Library and Archive in Geneva, Switzerland, this map displays the various zones of allied-occupied Germany: the French Zone, the British Zone, the U.S. Zone, and the Soviet Zone. For context, in 1945, this map was created for use of UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration), which organized different displaced person camps throughout the zones. One can even see the different teams within the zones and the zone HQs for UNRRA. Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees (LWF-SR) often had to work with international organizations such as UNRRA as well as IRO (International Refugee Organization), its successor, to move through these zones, receive additional support, and even work in Germany.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/UNRRA-Map-1945-Reduced.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) Map of D.P. Operations (December 1945)\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1424\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/UNRRA-Map-1945-Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) Map of D.P. Operations (December 1945)\" title=\"UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) Map of D.P. Operations (December 1945)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/UNRRA-Map-1945-Reduced.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/UNRRA-Map-1945-Reduced-980x1396.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/UNRRA-Map-1945-Reduced-480x684.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1684\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Locations of Service<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In offices, displaced persons camps, warehouses, and departure\/landing areas, LWF-SR workers and volunteers completed their work. Below is a map of many of the documented areas of LWF-SR work and DP life, but it is important to say this is not comprehensive. Offices moved. Warehouses came and went. Not every refugee who resettled left from Bremen. Nonetheless, the navigatable map below at least attempts to mark down the extensive work and the accompanying places of LWF-SR.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Workers-in-Imbshausen-Depot.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"Original Caption: &quot;In the Imbshausen area depot, Pastor Bruno Ederma, an efficient Estonian serving as Congregational Care director of the British zone staff of the Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees, is helped by his wife in sorting clothing from Lutheran World Relief for distribution to needy Displaced Persons.&quot;\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Workers-in-Imbshausen-Depot.jpg\" alt=\"Original Caption: &quot;In the Imbshausen area depot, Pastor Bruno Ederma, an efficient Estonian serving as Congregational Care director of the British zone staff of the Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees, is helped by his wife in sorting clothing from Lutheran World Relief for distribution to needy Displaced Persons.&quot;\" title=\"Workers in Imbshausen Depot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Workers-in-Imbshausen-Depot.jpg 905w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Workers-in-Imbshausen-Depot-480x391.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 905px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1393\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/09\/Arnold-Nelson-rotated-e1696009720601.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"Original Caption: &quot;Arnold Nelson, formerly pastor of St. John&#039;s Lutheran Church in Northfield, Minn., indicates areas in which groups of Lutheran displaced persons live in the British Zone, where he is director of the Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees.&quot;\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/09\/Arnold-Nelson-rotated-e1696009720601.jpg\" alt=\"Original Caption: &quot;Arnold Nelson, formerly pastor of St. John&#039;s Lutheran Church in Northfield, Minn., indicates areas in which groups of Lutheran displaced persons live in the British Zone, where he is director of the Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees.&quot;\" title=\"Arnold Nelson\" class=\"wp-image-2952\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"loc\" class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Quick Note about Navigation:<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0To move the map to the designed location, click, hold the key, and drag the map and to zoom in\/out, click on the + and - buttons in the upper left corner.\u00a0 For more information, click on the different points and a text box with information on the place will come up. To return to the original view, click on the house button in the upper left corner.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_0 wplightbox et_clickable\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><style>.embed-container {position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; max-width: 100%;} .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container iframe{position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;} small{position: absolute; z-index: 40; bottom: 0; margin-bottom: -15px;}<\/style><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" title=\"Offices, Centers, and Camps\" src=\"\/\/stolaf.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Embed\/index.html?webmap=e8d4e882f5fe401e801f6b1752c3e0d2&extent=-121.1298,-31.4212,81.8976,69.3834&home=true&zoom=true&previewImage=true&scale=true&disable_scroll=true&theme=light\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>All maps shown on this page are based on current geographical and political boundaries, as of 2023, and\u00a0<em>not<\/em> of the boundaries existing during the time period. Be sure to reference the UNRRA map above to get a better view of what post-war Europe looked like.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"distribution\" class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Distribution<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Congregational Care Program<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main distribution system for LWF-SR supplies was the congregational care program. Providing food, clothing, medicine, sanitary supplies, and so much more, the congregational care program reached many different camp congregations throughout the Allied Zones. Down below, you can find the American Zone congregational care director\u2019s (Pastor Eduard Lind) path during a one month span in 1948.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>What allowed him to travel so far likely was the use of a car or truck. LWF-SR with the aid of IRO or other funding was able to attain trucks, gas, and cars for LWF-SR worker use.<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"#fn\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1<\/span><\/a><\/span> Also, congregational care directors sometimes were accompanied by drivers, such as Bruno Ederma (British Zone director) and his driver, Georg Gustavson (shown right).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-13-at-4.36.44-PM.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"Original Caption: &quot;First driver on the LWF staff was Estonian Georg Gustavson, shown during a field distribution trip with congregational care director Bruno Ederma.&quot;\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1328\" height=\"2050\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-13-at-4.36.44-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Original Caption: &quot;First driver on the LWF staff was Estonian Georg Gustavson, shown during a field distribution trip with congregational care director Bruno Ederma.&quot;\" title=\"Georg Gustavson and Bruno Ederma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-13-at-4.36.44-PM.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-13-at-4.36.44-PM-1280x1976.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-13-at-4.36.44-PM-980x1513.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-13-at-4.36.44-PM-480x741.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1328px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-933\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><style>.embed-container {position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; max-width: 100%;} .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container iframe{position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;} small{position: absolute; z-index: 40; bottom: 0; margin-bottom: -15px;}<\/style><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" title=\"Congregational Care Route\" src=\"\/\/stolaf.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Embed\/index.html?webmap=dbf0912528c0456d98b2f09257dfc6ab&extent=4.5014,46.772,17.1906,52.0813&home=true&zoom=true&previewImage=false&scale=true&details=true&legendlayers=true&active_panel=legend&disable_scroll=true&theme=light\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Quick Note about Navigation:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each point is where Lind would stop to distribute packages. To see his path depending on the day or set of days, click on the arrows on the left and check\/uncheck the days you want to see. Notice the sheer distance he traveled and places he visited during these times. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the items Lind distributed at this time were 178 packages for pastors and their children, 2252 pounds of traditional congregational care packages, Christmas packages for Sunday schools, youth groups, and staff members, 902 pairs of socks, 5 packages of used clothing, 3 New Testaments, and finally 8 candles.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2ea3f2; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"#fn\" style=\"color: #2ea3f2; text-decoration: underline;\">2<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_0  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Food<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many, the diet provided by DP camps was insufficient for healthy nutrition. To support a more filling diet, especially for elderly persons and children, LWF-SR bought bulk food, including powdered eggs, flour, meat, cheese, coffee, margarine, raisins, and so on. This food, bought from various countries and companies for the sake of pricing, was a way to combat the rampant malnutrition and accompanying diseases found in post World War II Germany.<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"#fn\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_1  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Christmas Greetings<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas greetings were a key part of raising spirits during the winter months. By sending messages of thankfulness and tokens of appreciation, LWF-SR staff showed its value to both its own staff and the many pastors and congregations under their care.<a href=\"#fn\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4<\/span><\/a> A front of a Christmas greeting card can be found to the right. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_2  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Bibles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Bible in one\u2019s own native language was of high value to the many displaced Lutherans throughout the Allied Zones. Working with groups like United Bible Society and the British and Foreign Bible Society (which printed the Bible in Latvian shown below), LWF-SR managed to bring Bibles to the hands of those who needed them. But Bibles were not the only religious material LWF-SR distributed. They also distributed altar candles, communion sets, hymnals, robes\/suits for religious leaders, and religious film to camp congregations.<a href=\"#fn\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">5<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Latvian-Bible.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"Donated by John Plume, this Bible is completely in Latvian dating back to 1948. It was printed by the British and Foreign Bible Society and possibly distributed through the LWF-SR congregational care program. \"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Latvian-Bible.jpg\" alt=\"Donated by John Plume, this Bible is completely in Latvian dating back to 1948. It was printed by the British and Foreign Bible Society and possibly distributed through the LWF-SR congregational care program. \" title=\"Latvian Bible\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Latvian-Bible.jpg 839w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Latvian-Bible-480x618.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 839px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2076\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Christmas-Greeting.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"During the Christmas season in 1949, drawings like this were used as the front of Christmas greetings sent to LWF-SR staff and those they aided. \"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Christmas-Greeting.jpg\" alt=\"During the Christmas season in 1949, drawings like this were used as the front of Christmas greetings sent to LWF-SR staff and those they aided. \" title=\"Christmas Greeting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Christmas-Greeting.jpg 587w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Christmas-Greeting-480x927.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 587px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2075\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"fn\" class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Sources<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenneth C. Senft,\u00a0 \u201cThe Lutheran World Federation and the Displaced Person\u201d (PhD diss., Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1952), found in Kierkegaard Library Rare Books Room, 90.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eduard Lind to Dr. Howard Hong \u201cReport of the Activity November 25-Dec. 25, \u201848,\u201d in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees in Germany 1947-1949. Materials for Report<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, vol. 1, ed. Howard Hong (1949), 208.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Howard Hong, Howard Hong to Sylvester Michelfelder, March 20th, 1949, 1949, Box 9, Folder 1,\u00a0 Lutheran World Federation Archive, Geneva, Switzerland.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChristmas \u201949-\u201950,\u201d 1949-1950, Box 4, Folder 0, Lutheran World Federation Archive, Geneva, Switzerland.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reuben C. Baetz, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Service to Refugees, 1947-1952<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, (Geneva: Lutheran World Federation, 1952) 13-15; Lutheran World Federation, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees 1947-1949 Photographic Section<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, vol. 1, ed. Howard Hong (1949).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/research-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bibliography<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_5 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Images<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">UNRRA Map (1945), used with permission of <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.ungeneva.org\/unrra-d-p-operations-germany\">United Nations Archive in Geneva, Switzerland.\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Man pointing at map, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">utheran World Federation Service to Refugees 1947-1949 Photographic Section, used with permission of the Lutheran World Federation and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Two persons (Pastor Bruno Ederma and his wife) sorting clothes, L<span>utheran World Federation Service Photographic Section, used with permission of the Lutheran World Federation and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Map of LWF-SR locations in Germany, created by Anneke Shiller with ArcGIS mapping tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Man stepping into a truck (Ederma and Gustavson), L<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">utheran World Federation Service Photographic Section, used with permission of the Lutheran World Federation and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Map of congregational care path, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">created by Anneke Shiller with ArcGIS mapping tools.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Drawing of people around a Christmas tree, Lutheran World Federation Service Photographic Section, used with permission of the Lutheran World Federation and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Black engraved Bible titled Bihbele, donated by and used with permission of John Plume, photographed by Anneke Shiller.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5123,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-974","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5128,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974\/revisions\/5128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}