Exhibit Opening of “When Minnesota Fed the Children of Europe”

Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Belgium in New York City, the Embassy of Belgium, the French American Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota, the Mall of America, Wafels & Dinges, and Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI), hear about the special historical exhibit of a selection of letters written by children in Belgium to American children expressing gratitude for the hunger relief efforts conducted during World War I.

The exhibit will be available for viewing at the Mall of America throughout October.

Media

• Thank-you letters from 1915 point back to unlikely hero – Star Tribune, October 10, 2020

Resources

• About “Lettres de Gratitude” (PDF)
• Remembering Herbert Hoover and the Commission for Relief in Belgium
• Interview with Herbert Hoover on food aid to Europe