JUNE 2, 2019 12:30PM

The New York City Chapter of the KTA gathers for a meal and discussion of the January 2019 Symposium, The Kindertransport 80 Years On:Critical Approaches to Kindertransport Research and Historiography.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018 to MAY 24, 2019

Kindertransport: Rescuing Children on the Brink of War

Leo Baeck Institute and Yeshiva University Museum launch an exhibition exploring this remarkable effort that saved some 10,000 children, many of whom never saw their parents again.

Popper Gallery
Center for Jewish History
15 W. 16th St.
Sun 11:00am–5:00pm
Mon & Wed 11:00am-8:00pm
Tues & Thur 11:00am-5:00pm
Fri11:00am-3:00pm

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MAY 21, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM

Mark Hetfield, CEO of HIAS, and Alex Aleinikoff, Director of the New School's Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility and the former UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, discuss the history of popular opposition to refugees and how it has impacted children. NPR international correspondent Deborah Amos will moderate.

The Leo Baeck Institute, 15 West 16th Street, NYC

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MAY 13, 2019 6:30PM

Join curator Ilona Moradof on a tour of Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War, illuminating the organized rescue efforts that brought thousands of children from Nazi Europe to Great Britain in the late 1930s. Explore the children’s difficult and often heartbreaking journeys through personal stories, artifacts and engaging media.

Ticket Info: $10 general; $5 seniors, students; free YUM members, YU students, faculty, staff

Center for Jewish History 15 west 16th st, NYC

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APRIL 23, 2019

"We wanted to create a production that portrays the strength of the human spirit, as in order for Anne Lehman Fox to forge a productive and fulfilling life, she had to survive the unthinkable tragedy of leaving her parents, who were eventually captured and killed in concentration camps, when she was only 12 years old," said Mark Blackman, the founding co-director of ArtsPower.

For more information about Arts Power, please call 973.239.0100 or visit ArtsPower's website at www.artspower.org.

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APRIL 15-16, 2019 9AM-5PM

The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) will bring together scholars, educators, policy makers, journalists, refugees and survivors to mark the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport. Sessions will emphasize emerging research and discussions about its legacy today. Kinder will have an opportunity to connect with one another and share their own experiences.

Priority places are being reserved for KTA members. To register your interest, email alex@ajr.org.uk.

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APRIL 10-12, 2019

The New School's College of Performing Arts, the New School for Social Research, The Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, and the KTA present

3 Days of Performance, Thought, and Discussion in Remembrance of the Kindertransports.

Events include panel discussions, film screening and discussion, and the New York City Premiere of Last Train to Tomorrow, the Carl Davis song cycle on the Kindertransports.

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APRIL 1, 2019 6:30PM

Join curator Ilona Moradof on a tour of Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War, illuminating the organized rescue efforts that brought thousands of children from Nazi Europe to Great Britain in the late 1930s. Explore the children’s difficult and often heartbreaking journeys through personal stories, artifacts and engaging media.

Ticket Info: $10 general; $5 seniors, students; free YUM members, YU students, faculty, staff

Center for Jewish History 15 west 16th st, NYC

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MARCH 13, 2019 6:30

Join us to watch, and discuss with director Melissa Hacker, the groundbreaking, first documentary film to tell the heart-wrenching story of the Kindertransports.

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MARCH 7, 2019 6:30PM

Join curator Ilona Moradof on a tour of Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War, illuminating the organized rescue efforts that brought thousands of children from Nazi Europe to Great Britain in the late 1930s. Explore the children’s difficult and often heartbreaking journeys through personal stories, artifacts and engaging media.

$10 general; $5 seniors, students; free for YUM members, YU students, faculty, staff
book online or by tel:800-838-3006

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