Posted on April 17, 2025
Written by Diane Samuels, “Kindertransport” is a powerful, emotional drama that tells the story of a young Jewish girl, Eva, who is separated from her family and sent from Nazi-occupied Germany to safety in England during World War II as part of the Kindertransport rescue operation.
The story of families being separated because of the horrors of war and brutal regimes continues in our time. As part of the cast’s preparation to tell this story based on real historical events, they had the opportunity to speak with a representative of an organization that works closely with modern-day refugees from around the world.
‘Kindertransport’ explores themes of identity, trauma, and memory, as adult Eva grapples with the emotional scars of her past while navigating the complexities of being a mother. The story also illuminates the profound impact of war and displacement on personal and family dynamics, the cost of survival, and the difficulty of reconciling one’s past with the present.