To cite the kindertransport as evidence of a “noble tradition” of welcoming refugees is to betray the facts and to deceive ourselves. It is quite true that 9,000 Jews came…
…is successful. The sculpture, which could cost £500,000, would commemorate the child refugees who escaped Adolph Hitler’s reign of terror in parts of Europe ahead of the Second World War….
I think we need some refreshment from the likes of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson. Let’s forget about them for a few minutes and think about Nicholas Winton instead.
The Labour peer’s EU Withdrawal Bill amendment failed last week. But Kindertransport kid Lord Dubs explains, exclusively in The Big Issue, why he will keep on battling for child refugees…
In an unassuming suburb of Berlin lies a testament to a truly remarkable tale. A temporary exhibition entitled Am Endes des Tunnels (‘At the End of the Tunnels’) commemorates the…
KTA Board member Rachel Rubin Green is featured in the Los Angeles Times for her work with refugees “Family separation and refugee cap reinvigorate Jews’ activist roots: ‘We’ve always been…
The story of the Kindertransport has been well told. But less well known is the story of the 4,000 men – mainly Austrian and German Jews – who were brought…
One school which came to Shropshire early in the war provided a safe haven for Jewish children who had escaped Nazi persecution. A blue plaque on Trench Hall at Tilley…
Kurt Marx, a Kind living in the UK, visits Berlin in the summer of 2019. Video report.
…century. These panels are designed for exhibition in Holocaust Museums and Study Centers, Universities, and Jewish Community Centers. The full set of exhibition panels consists of 17 full color panels…
A Labour peer who fled to Britain on the Kindertransport scheme during the Second World War fought back tears as he made an emotional address to Parliament to commemorate the…
…the House of Commons. The already existing refuge aid committees in Britain switched into high gear, changing focus from emigration to rescue. The British government had just refused to allow…
…exploration of displacement, movement and being forced to find a new home”, the 35-minute show From Here On, by the theatre company Good Chance, brings history to life alongside global…
…actions and hope that they will learn from it.” Lily Ebert MBE said: “Walter and I are both centenarian Holocaust survivors. We are members of a community that we did…
…witnessed the escalating horrors unfolding across Europe, Winton was compelled to act. He organized a series of trains, later known as the ‘kindertransport,’ which ferried children from the clutches of…
…being shot with actress Marianne Hoppe, a thunderous banging of fists on the huge sliding doors outside completely destroyed the shooting of the scene. Director and performers cursed the person…
Cleveland resident Beth Darmstadter provided opening remarks March 9 at the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s showing of an exhibit that included her Holocaust survivor father Joel Darmstadter’s journey to safety as…
…the Dutch Comite voor Hulp aan Buitenlandsche Kinderen (Committee to help foreign children). Many of these are from my mother and were written in Karwina. The aim was to get…
…visit of coming to terms with a latent past black and white photos of my relatives on the back verandah in the summer sunshine my mother seated in an armchair…
…agrees to permit temporary admission of vulnerable Jewish children who were at risk of Nazi persecution, under the financial guarantee of the UK Jewish community. Thanks to the overwhelming generosity…