by Kaczmarska, Ela (2010); Published by National Archives
The Wiener Library holds many personal accounts of children evacuated from Nazi Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia between December 1938 and September 1939. Using individual first-hand accounts sourced from The Wiener Library and documents held at The National Archives, this talk gives insights into how Britain dealt with the refugee children who arrived on the Kindertransports and the difficulties they faced.
by Mimi Ormond (2016)
Mimi Schleissner was only twelve years old when the Nazis invaded the Sudentenland, and she was forced to leave her home and family through the Kindertransport child rescue effort. A memoir.
by Conway, Jeanne and Sosa, Kena (2019); Published by 4rv Children's Corner
Just before the outbreak of World War II, the Nazis pushed Jewish families to do something they never imagined they would. They sent their children away on a train to faraway places to live with strangers so that they would be safe until the danger passed. As she gets onboard the Kindertransport, a train to hope, ten-year-old Helen will never be the same.
by Kramer, Lotte (2007); Published by Centre for German Jewish Studies, University of Sussex
May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center.
Published by British National Archives
A collection of Kindertransport related documents, downloadable for classroom use.
by Association of Jewish Refugees (2022)
The AJR Kindertransport Survey, titled Making New Lives in Britain, is a large-scale study conducted in 2007 that collected detailed information from Kindertransport refugees about their backgrounds, journeys to Britain, reception, and later lives. It gathered over 1,000 completed questionnaires, plus supplementary forms, creating the only comprehensive statistical database on the experiences of the nearly 10,000 predominantly Jewish children rescued by the Kindertransport. The enhanced 2022 version includes respondents’ written notes, offering additional personal context and insights.
by Grosz, Hanus, Kirsten Grosz and Anita Grosz (2000); Published by The Kindertransport Association
Beautiful photographs of the Kindertransport Memory Quilt panels combined with the moving stories behind each square. Can be purchased through the Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI.
by Grosz, Hanus, Kirsten Grosz and Anita Grosz (2000); Published by The Kindertransport Association
Beautiful photographs of the Kindertransport Memory Quilt panels combined with the moving stories behind each square. Can be purchased through the Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI.
In 1933 Meeting for Sufferings (the executive body of the Society of Friends) set up the Germany Emergency Committee (GEC), later renamed the Friends Committee for Refugees and Aliens (FCRA), in response to anti-Jewish laws of the new Nazi regime. This is a list of Kindertransport research resources.
by Robert Sugar
Exhibition by Robert Sugar Showings include:
by Hacker, Grosz, Kollisch
A selection of the interviews conducted by the KTA Oral History Project. Interviewers were all KT2. Interviews done at reunions in the early 1990’s. Placed online by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Interviews and transcripts are also at the Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills, Michigan & the Wienner Library, London.
by Childers, Jennifer (2009); Published by U.S.A: The Wild Rose Press
A romance novel taking place in pre war Nazi Germany. Nurse Erika Lehmier cares for the children housed at Grafeneck Castle as though they were her own. When the SS confiscates Grafeneck, Erika discovers plans to turn the castle into a treatment center that will end the lives of children with disabilities. Erika must find a way to escape – or face the heartbreaking decision to give them a peaceful death by her own hand. May be out of print. Try your local library or Holocaust Memorial Center.
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.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/kindertransport-olga-levy-drucker/3967133d218a25b8?aid=56539&ean=9780805042511&listref=kindertransport-for-young-readers&next=t(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.