THE
EXHIBIT PANELS
1.
The Kindertransport Journey. Overview.
The first Berlin transport, December 1, 1938
2.
Five shots is Paris, Herschel Grynszpan, 17 years old, assassinates the
German diplomate von Rath to avenge the deportation of his parents to
Poland. November 7, 1938. With Ggod's help… I have to protect in
such a way that the whole worlds hear my protest - Herschel Grynszpan.
3. The
November 9 pogrom. Herschel's shots serve as pretext for the long planned
pogrom. The nigh of terror began with loud banging and the sound of broken
glass - Anne L. Fox
4.
The Kindertransport rescue. The pogrom galvanized rescue efforts in Britain:
the Jewish refugee committees and the government; chronology. Here is
the chance of taking the young generation of a great people - Sir Samuel
Hoare, in Parliament, November 21, 1938
5. The
first transport from Vienna. Truus Wijsmuller saves 630 children on one
train, December 10, 1938. We remind again that the luggage must contain
nothing but the children's personal items. Any forbidden additions will
result in the child not being taken along - Israelitische Kultusgemeinde,
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