Film/Video/Theater

Talk with Ilse Melamid

(11 June 2021) Published by LET‘S CEE

A recorded conversation in which Holocaust survivor and KTA member Ilse Melamid speaks with Iris Singer (MoRaH Austria) and Markus Priller (projektXchange).

Taste the Nation with Ruth Zimbler

Published by The Forward

A short video segment shared by The Forward in honor of its 125th anniversary, featuring Kindertransport survivor Ruth Zimbler in conversation with Padma Lakshmi on Hulu’s Taste the Nation. In the clip, Zimbler reflects on her childhood in Vienna, her family’s flight from Nazism, and the meaning of safety and belonging in America.

Testimony of the Human Spirit

by Robbins, Sarah Kate, and Zucker, Stanley (2004); Published by Westchester Holocaust Education Center

A group of four short documentary films that tell the history of the Holocaust from 1933 to 1945 through the eyes and words of six survivors. Interweaving the powerful personal accounts of these men and women who were children in Europe during the Holocaust, including KTA member Sel Hubert, the film documents their journeys from persecution through liberation to the shores of America, where they overcame horror and loss to create meaningful, productive lives. Created for use in schools.

The Children Who Cheated the Nazis: The Story of the Kindertransport

by Read, Sue (2000)

A documentary film that was broadcast on British television in 2002.

The End Of Everything Ever

by NIE Theatre (2008)

New International Encounter brings together theatre-makers from different European countries to tell stories that focus on episodes that have shaped recent history. Weaving together live music, physical action, and a multitude of languages, they devise visually driven performances that speak directly and dynamically to an audience. They have won awards for their work in both the UK and Europe. The End of Everything Ever draws on true stories and accounts of the Kindertransport to follow the journey of six year old Agata and her quest for home. A story of survival, love and hope.

The Kindertransport Exhibition: Opening Remarks

(July 27, 2012) Published by CUNYQueensborough

A video about the opening of an exhibit on the Kindertransport, featuring Kindertransport survivors and KTA members.

The One Thousand Children: Their complete story

(April 28, 2011) Published by Claude Kacser

A YouTube video that describes the One Thousand Children – about 1,400 mostly Jewish children who fled Nazi Europe and arrived in the United States unaccompanied, making them the closest American parallel to the Kindertransport. It briefly features Thea Lindauer, an OTC child, and notes that the video creator Claude Kacser is himself an OTC survivor.

The rescue of Jewish Children Before, During & After the Holocaust

(May 2025) Published by The Ghetto Fighters‘ House Museum

An international online conference organised by The Ghetto Fighters’ House, marking the 30th anniversary of Yad LaYeled, the children’s memorial museum. The event explores the rescue and rehabilitation of Jewish children before, during, and after the Holocaust, highlighting both the Kindertransport and other rescue efforts. It features scholars and institutions including Western Galilee Academic College, Children of War – Holocaust and Genocide Project, and Yad LaYeled France, focusing on historical documentation and postwar recovery.

They were saved by strangers – Kindertransport

(January 25, 2025) Published by British Embassy Vienna I UN Mission & OSCE

A video about KTA Executive Director Melissa Hacker on the experiences of Kindertransport survivors and the lessons we must not forget.

Vielleicht Habe Ich Glueck Gehabt

by Kratz, Käthe (2002)

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

We All Came Alone – The Kindertransport story

(7 May, 2019) Published by MacShul - McDonald International Shul

An original documentary about the Kindertransport, an effort to rescue Jewish kids. It has been screened for the first time during Yom Hashoah Ceremony at Macdonal International Shul in Netanya, Israel.

We made no difference – The Rowledge house story – Edie Marcovitch

(8 May, 2019) Published by MacShul - McDonald International Shul

Edie Marcovitch tells about the Bachad Hostel she and her late husband Shalom managed in Rowledge between 1942 and 2945, where they hosted Jewish children evacuated from London. Some of the children were from the Kindertransport.

We were the only complete family to arrive on a Kindertransport

(8 May, 2019) Published by MacShul - McDonald International Shul

Renee Moss, who came on a Kindertransport aged 20 months tells the story about how the family was separated and by a miracle eventually came reunited to England.

Züge ins Leben – Kindertransporte im 2. WK

by Jürgens, Uli (2016)

Ilse Melamid, Hans Menasse, Ari Rath und Dora Schimanko gehörten zu jenen Kindern, die 1938/39 mit so genannten Kindertransporten ins Ausland geschickt wurden, vor allem nach Großbritannien – organisiert von der Jüdischen Gemeinde und den Quäkern – oder auch mit Hilfe der Jugendalijah nach Palästina. Sie waren vor der Verfolgung durch die Nationalsozialisten in Sicherheit, wurden von wohltätigen Familien aufgenommen oder aber zu harter Arbeit verpflichtet. 45 min.