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SEPTEMBER 14-15, 2016 10AM

To celebrate 75 years of The Association of Jewish Refugees,an exploration of the heritage, culture and rich history of the Jewish émigrés from Central Europe who fled Nazi oppression and found refuge in Great Britain.

KTA VP Anita Grosz will speak as part of a session on Intergenerational Conversations, Thursday 15 September at 11.45am.

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JULY 31, 2016 10AM

Meeting of local Los Angeles chapter. All KTA members, Kinder, 2G and 3G are welcome. Studio City location. To rsvp and for details, contact David Meyerhof: David Meyerhof meyerhof.david@yahoo.com

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JULY 1, 2016

The date marks the first anniversary of the passing away of Sir Nicholas Winton and the 77th anniversary of the arrival in Harwich and London of his largest single transport of 241 children, on 1st July 1939.

Various events in Harwich during the day will commemorate the Kindertransport operation.

A special train comprising the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s new-build steam locomotive “Tornado” and a set of vintage carriages will run from London Victoria to Harwich Town.

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JUNE 9, 2016 7PM

At the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

Following Her Sold-Out Run in London

Pianist, author, and star of The Pianist of Willesden Lane pays tribute to her mother, Lisa Jura, who survived the Holocaust through the Kindertransport.

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MAY 20, 2016 7:30

SIR NICHOLAS WINTON :A CELEBRATION CONCERT

All are welcome to celebrate the life of Sir Nicholas Winton with his family and friends

St Johns' Smith Square, London

Friday May 20th at 7:30 pm

Tickets: Adults £18 and £5 for children

All funds donated will be given to charities supporting Syrian refugee children

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MAY 1, 2016 4PM

In addition to traditional music and local survivors lightning candles in remembrance of Hitler's victims, the program features a conversation with Peter Homburger, a survivor who now lives in Colorado. He is the uncle of a Maitland resident Dr. Eve Homburger, who was instrumental in arranging for him to speak here. He was rescued in the Kindertransport and will talk about that effort in 1939 and the impact it had in his life

For information contact Terrance Hunter at 407-628-0555 x 225.

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APRIL 17, 2016 12PM-4PM

Ralph and Phyllis Mollerick invite Kinder and families to a local gathering. Ralph Mollerick, a founder of the Washington DC chapter, and Melissa Hacker, KTA President will speak.

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APRIL 17, 2016 12PM-4PM

Memories that Won't Go Away tells the story of the 10,000 children who traveled alone from Germany, Austria, Poland, and Czechoslovakia to Great Britain on the Kindertransport. This book looks at hundreds of these children, focusing on their experiences as strangers in a strange land and their gratitude to a nation for rescuing them from near certain death in the hands of the Nazis.

Michele Gold grew up in London. Her mother was a Kindertransport survivor.

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APRIL 10, 2016 12PM

Talk and book signing by KT2 David Meyerhof. Retired teacher and Burbank resident David Meyerhof has a family history that includes a Nobel Prize and perilous escapes from the Nazis in Germany and France during World War II. It’s the kind of material that would make a great book or movie, but Meyerhof has used it to inspire his poetry.

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocust, 100 S. The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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JANUARY 25-29, 2016

Churchill College Cambridge hosts an exhibit on Cambridge and the Kindertransports.

Opening drinks reception January 25 18:30-19:30, Jock Colville Hall, Churchill Archives Centre

RSVP: mike@keystage-company.co.uk

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