Kindertransport Resources  

These resources have been compiled by the Kindertransport Association as an effort to make it easier for students and interested parties to locate all the best materials in print, film, and online. Use the search feature or browse by category using the links to the left. More history and stories about the Kindertransport can be found in our History and Voices sections.

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Film, Video, Theatre

All My Loved Ones
Minac, Matej. 1999.

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A feature film that focuses on a family in dramatizing the story of the Kindertransports from Prague

Goodbye, Marianne
Watts, Irene Kirsten. Winnipeg: Scirocco Drama, 1995.

This play is aimed at audiences in grades 4 - 6.

Holocaust Day: A Haven in Wales
BBC 2 Wales, 2005.

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This documentary, broadcast on BBC 2 Wales on Holocaust Day 2005, features the reminiscences of some of the 200 Kindertransport children who found a haven at Gwrych Castle in North East Wales.

Into the Arms of Strangers
Harris, Mark Jonathan. 2000.

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Oscar-winning documentary film on the Kindertransports.

Kindertransport
Samuels, Diane. New York: Plume, 1995.

This play has been performed worldwide, on the West End, Off-Broadway, and in community theaters.

Memory
Lichtenstein, Jonathan. London: Nick Hern Books Limited, 2006.

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A drama involving a Kindertransport family, Memory was first performed at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Wales in November 2006 and subsequently produced at the 59E59 Theaters in New York City in 2007.

My Heart in a Suitcase
Gunning, Greg. ArtsPower National Touring Theatre, 2006.

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Family theater production based on the life of Anne Fox.

My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports
Hacker, Melissa. Bee's Knees Productions, 1996.

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Award-winning documentary film directed by the daughter of a Kind from Vienna.

Nicholas Winton: The Power of Good
Minac, Matej. 2002.

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International Emmy Award-winning documentary about the man who organized Kindertransports out of Czechoslovakia.

Testimony of the Human Spirit
Robbins, Sarah Kate, and Zucker, Stanley. Westchester Holocaust Education Center, Purchase, NY, 2004.

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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
Read, Sue. 2000.

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

The End Of Everything Ever
NIE Theatre. 2008.

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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.

Vielleicht Habe Ich Glueck Gehabt
Kratz, Käthe. 2002.

 

 
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