Posts Tagged: kindertransport
Acts of Heroism and Compassion: Lessons From the Holocaust
JNS.org - Although memory begins around the age of two and a half, it lasts only about two months in adults, where non-emotional events and...
Over Half of UK Population Doesn’t Know Six Million Jews Were Killed in Holocaust, Study Shows
A new survey found disturbing levels of ignorance about the Holocaust in the United Kingdom, including a majority who did not know that six million...
Legendary Broadcaster David Attenborough Recalls the Jewish Sisters His Family Saved From the Holocaust
Legendary British broadcaster and documentarian David Attenborough made some rare comments on Sunday about the Jewish refugee children his family took in during the Holocaust. The...
As 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day Approaches, a 96-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Recounts His Experience
A 96-year-old Jewish man who escaped to Scotland during the Holocaust recounted his feelings about the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, saying,...
Kindertransport Survivor Sees German Payments as History Acknowledged
For 93-year-old Paul Kester, the sum of $2,800 offered him by the German government for his childhood ordeal during the Nazi era can never replace...
90-Year-Old Jewish Man Meets With Family of Former British PM Who Rescued Him From the Nazis
A Jewish man who was rescued from the Holocaust by former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee met with members of Attlee's family at an emotional...
Former British Chief Rabbi Calls for Kindertransport-Type Rescue of Syrian Refugees
Former British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks called on the U.K. to absorb thousands of Syrian refugees in light of the growing crisis that took the world by storm this week,...
On 75th Anniversary, New Book Recounts a Father-Son Kindertransport Correspondence
A series of events are being hosted by, among others, former British Secretary of State David Milliband and the Prince of Wales, over the next...
