Non-Fiction

We Came as Children: A Collective Autobiography

by Gershon, Karen (1966); Published by New York: Harcourt Brace and World

May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center.

What Happened to the Children Who Fled Nazi Persecution?

by Sonnert, Gerhard and Holton, Gerald (2006); Published by New York, Palgrave Macmillan

This book aims to create a collective biography of Jewish young people who were born in Germany or Austria between 1918 and 1935 and fled to the United States. It endeavors to present a statistical picture as well as to capture personal experiences based on a five-year, in-depth study. One of the book’s aims is to provide readers with information to influence the view of immigrant newcomers in the United States today.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-happened-to-the-children-who-fled-nazi-persecution-g-holton/29346a6afc2af70a?aid=56539&ean=9781403976253&listref=kindertransport-history&next=t

Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948: British Immigration Policy, Jewish Refugees and the Holocaust

by London, Louise (2000); Published by Cambridge University Press

Whitehall and the Jews is the fullest study yet of the British response to European Jewry under the Nazis, and the first detailed account of British immigration policy toward refugee Jews. The British government always put self-interest first and sought to avoid long-term responsibility for large numbers of homeless Jews. Nonetheless, aided by the sympathy of certain officials and ministers, many Jews obtained refuge, albeit subject to severe restrictions.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/whitehall-and-the-jews-1933-1948-british-immigration-policy-jewish-refugees-and-the-holocaust-louise-london/7293289854aa03fb?aid=56539&ean=9780521534499&listref=kindertransport-history&next=t

Wounds Into Wisdom

by Firestone, Rabbi Tirzah (2019); Published by Monkfish Book Publishing

Our past does not simply disappear. The painful history of our ancestors and their rich cultural wisdom intertwine within us to create the patterns of our future. Even when past trauma remains unspoken or has long been forgotten, it becomes part of us and our children―a legacy of both strength and woundedness that shapes our lives.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/wounds-into-wisdom-healing-intergenerational-jewish-trauma-new-preface-by-author-new-foreword-by-gabor-mat-reading-group-and-study-guide-tirzah-f/053179da5dcaf641?aid=56539&ean=9781948626828&listref=second-and-third-generations&next=t