by Samuels, Diane (1995); Published by New York: Plume
This play has been performed worldwide, on the West End, Off-Broadway, and in community theaters.
by Drucker, Olga Levy (1995); Published by New York: Henry Holt
Olga Levy Drucker’s Kindertransport memoir, covering her six years in England and reunion with her parents in 1945. Written for ages 9 – 15.
(2008)
A collection of personal reminiscences and tributes from people who were rescued on the Kindertransport, collected by the Quakers in Great Britain in 2008.
A list of links compiled by the University of Pennsylvania Library.
by Fry, Helen P. (2005); Published by Tiverton, England: Halsgrove
This book details the training of some 90 young Jewish refugees – some of whom were Kinder – for immigration to Palestine. May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center.
by White, Jack (2017)
This website includes articles on various aspects of Kindertransport history, and links to many short videos.
by Hasten, Josh (2020); Published by Sound Cloud, The Land of Israel Network
In the age of Corona, this year’s annual Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day in Israel will be commemorated at home through technology. To discuss this reality and to share his story of survival with Josh Hasten, is Walter Bingham, who at 96, is the world’s oldest radio talk-show host. Hear how he survived Kristallnacht as a young teen, and was fortunate to make it to England on a Kindertransport. Bingham eventually made Aliyah where he continues to this day, his career in journalism. Don’t miss the interview with Bingham – a truly inspiring Jewish treasure and hero.
by Oppenheimer, Deborah and Mark Jonathan Harris (2000); Published by London: Bloomsbury
The companion book to the film. May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center.
by Simon, Bob (2014); Published by 60 Minutes, CBS News
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 60 Minutes looks back at Bob Simon’s 2014 profile of Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children from the Nazis. Video and transcript.
by Berman, Kathryn (2012); Published by Yad Vashem
My family had wanted to leave Germany together, but unfortunately we could not get a family visa. My parents wanted to leave Germany for Palestine. My mother was a Zionist, but they didn’t have enough money to leave… By saving her family, my mother ensured the continuation of her family. Only my parents were left in Berlin. In October 1942, they were sent to Theresienstadt, where my father perished in 1943.
by Gill, Alan (2005); Published by Pymble, NSW: Simon & Schuster Australia
Stories of Kindertransport and other young refugees who wound up in Australia. May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center.
by Sim, Dorrith M. (1996); Published by New York: Harcourt Brace & Company
This book is suitable for very young children. May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center.
This museum in London has a collection of documents relating to the Kindertransport.
by Camis, Ilse and Molly (2015); Published by StoryCorps
Kindertransport survivor Ilse Camis speaks with daughter Molly Camis at the 2015 Kindertransport Association conference.
by Winton, Barbara (2014); Published by Troubador Publishing Ltd
Barbara Winton’s biography of her father. There are around 6000 people in the world today who owe their lives to Nicholas Winton. They are the descendants of a group of refugee children rescued by him from the Nazi threat in 1939. Some of them know of his existence and the part he played in their history, many others do not.
by Vegh, Claudine (1984); Published by New York: E.P. Dutton
Interviews with children of the Holocaust. May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center
by Leverton, Bertha and Shmuel Lowensohn (1990); Published by Sussex, England: Book Guild
The founder of the Reunion of Kindertransport in London put together this collection of writings by Kinder. May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center
by Auerbacher, Inge (1993); Published by New York: Puffin Books
by Chitra Ramaswamy (2022); Published by Canongate Books
This book is about two unlikely friends. One born in 1970s Britain to Indian immigrant parents, the other arrived from Nazi Germany in 1939, fleeing persecution.
This is a story of migration, racism, family, belonging, grief and resilience. It is about the state we’re in now and the ways in which we carry our pasts into our futures.
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, based in London, has an online archive of articles about the Kindertransports.