THE
KINDERTRANSPORT
JOURNEY |
Memory
into History |
 |
The
first transport from Berlin embarks at the Hook of Holland, December 1,
1938 |
| IN 1938, immediately after the November 9 pogrom in the German Reich, the Jews of Britain initiated the unique rescue operation now known as 'Kindertransport'. Within days of the pogrom they obtained the permission of the government and, in the nine months up to the war, with aid from Quaker and other non-Jewish refugee organizations, brought ten thousand unaccompanied children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland to safety in Britain. Most of the children, but not all, were Jews. Most of the parents who had sent them to safety perished in the Holocaust. Most of the children settled in Britain; others re-emigrated to Israel, the Americas, and elsewhere, scattering over the world. The panels of this exhibit trace their epic journey from 1938 to the 21st century. |
| The
exhibit The Kindertransport Journey: Memory into History
was produced by Robert Sugar for the KTA Copyright 2001. It is composed
of 17 panels (16: 30" x 40"; 1: 20" x 30"); laminated,
framed, no glass. For availability and more information: (914) 667-6475 |
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