Category:Windermere Children (subject)

Windermere Children (see Holocaust Children Studies)

Windermere Children (Aug 45) -- Southampton Children (Oct 45) -- Belgicka Children (Mar 46) -- Paris Children (Jun 46) -- Schonfeld Children (Apr 48)

Overview

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In the last months of the war, around 800-1000 children (mostly teenagers) arrived in Theresienstadt in "death marches" either on foot or in open topped railway wagons.

They came from different locations and did not form a unified group, but after liberation many grouped together in the camp. At the beginning, they did it spontaneously under the leadership of some inmates (Sam and Isidore Rosenblatt and Isaac Finkelstein), who had came with younger brothers. With the help of the Red Army they managed to house the teenagers in a barracks on their own.

The camp authorities assigned two German women to care for the youngsters: Etta Veit Simon and her mother Irmgard Veit Simon.

Edith Lauer, a former prisoner oversaw the care of all the 2,000 children in the former ghetto and was allotted the task of drawing up a list of the children who would be chosen to come to Britain.

In August 1945 around 300 children were flown from Prague into a tiny town in the Lake District to begin new lives. The group included around 50 orphans, who had spent a number of years in Theresienstadt; a few of them were toddlers. Most of the children were teenagers, recently arrived at Theresienstadt; some had joined the group at Prague. The children were accompanied by Sam and Isidore Rosenblatt, Isaac Finkelstein, Etta Veit Simon, Irmgard Veit Simon, and Edith Lauer (and her husband).

In England, the German refugee psychologist and Holocaust survivor, Dr Oscar Friedman was appointed to head up the team looking after the children.

Gradually, they were moved to other hostels across the country, and the final group left Windemere in early 1946.

The story of the children has been commemorated by the Lake District Holocaust Project. A permanent exhibition From Auschwitz to Ambleside is on show in the Windermere Library. The project has also carried out an archeological dig at the site.

The Windermere Children, a feature length film produced for the BBC by Wall to Wall, Warner Bros. and ZDF was produced in 2020. It was accompanied by a documentary The Windermere Children - In Their Own Words.

The Children

Adler, Wolfgang
Aizen, Chaim
Ajzenberg, Jack
Alexandrovic, Lola
Alterman, Icek
Auerbach, Judith
Balsam, Jadwiga
Balsam, Hersch
Banach, Jacob
Baumel, Martin
Baumelgruen, Isaac
Bayer, Jacob
Beil, Abraham
Bekierman, Shaul
Berger, Fischel
Berger, Josef
Bergermann, Moniek
Bergmann, Hersch
Berliner, Szyja
Berlowitz, Samuel
Berlowitz, Asta
Berlowitz, Jakob
Bernholz, Sala
Binenstock, Benek
Binke, Schlomo
Blumsztajn, Fishel
Bomstyk, Majer
Borgenicht, David
Borgenstein, Samuel
Brand, Hersch
Brauner, Chiel
Braunheim, Solomon
Breitburg, Solomon
Buki, Moniek
Bulwa, Jacob
Cederbaum, Joseph
Cohnheim, Avigdor
Cwajgenbaum, Szlamek
Cygelfarb, Jehoszua
Denderowicz, David
Dessau, Kopel
Diament, Samuel
Dicter, Avrom
Dobrowolska, Masza
Dresner, Samuel
Dzialowski, Fajwel
Elkienbaum, Abraham
Englard, Benek
Erreich, Abraham
Erreich, Salomon
Esterreicher, Tilla
Etkind, Moses
Fajerman, Sala
Fajman, Salomon
Fajngcesycht, Jacob
Falinower, Salek
Felsenfeld, Samuel
Ferstendig, Issac
Fersztand, Jakob
Finkelstein, Sevek
Fishelberg, Chiel
Fisz, Jurek
Folkart, Lydia
Frajkorn, Mendel
Frank, Peter
Freiman, Sam
Fruchtzweig, David
Frydenberg, Laib
Frydenberg, Berek
Frydman, Israel
Frydman, Nachman
Frydman, Gershon
Fuks, Chaim
Fuks, Jonah
Gasfreund, Israel
Glicksohn, Jacob
Goldberg, Szmul
Goldberg, Szmul
Goldberg, Moniek
Goldberger, Jan
Goldceckier, Hersch
Golde, Heniek
Goldhersz, Lola
Goldstein, Abraham
Grabia, Abraham
Graf, Hanna
Graf, Pavel
Gross, Franja
Grossman, Israel
Grossman, Pinkus
Gruen, Henryk
Gruener, Sylvia
Gruenfeld, Otto
Grynbaum, Gritta
Grzmot, Motek
Gutter, Pinchas
Haase, Jurgen
Halter, Roman
Harringer, Peter
Hausman, Rela
Helgfott, Beniek
Herschlikowicz, Mayer
Herszberg, Jerzy
Herszkowicz, David
Herszlikowicz, Arek
Hilf, Chaim
Himmelfarb, Wolf
Hirschfeld, David
Hirschfeld, Moniek
Hochman, Martin
Hochspiegel, Sala
Hoffman, Samuel
Holckiener, Samuel
Honigwachs, Misa
Hubermann, Abraham
Husserl, Zdenka
Jacob, Agnes
Jacob, Judith
Jacob, Sultan
Jacobowicz, Isek
Jakubovicz, Rela
Jakubowic, Armand Otto
Jonisz, David
Josef, Gad
Judenschneider, Szlama
Judkiewicz, Chaim
Kadysiewicz, Elias
Kadzidlo, Moses
Kalmowicz, Simon
Kamaryt, Ruth
Kaminski, Motek
Kamionka, Motek
Kandelcukier, Kopel
Kirszberg, Abraham
Klajnman, Chemia
Klin, Simon
Klotz, Marcus
Kochen, Majer
Kohn, Hans
Kohn, Estera
Kohn, Chaim
Kohn, Josef
Kolasz, Israel
Korman, Bluma
Korman, Chaim
Kornfeld, Bernard
Koronitzky, Itzhak
Koziwoda, Moniek
Krowicki, Jacob
Kura, Jacob
Kurnedz, Pinkas
Kurtz, Jan
Kuszer, Binem
Kuszerman, Rifka
Kuszerman, Szlama
Kutner, David
Kutner, Isek
Laskier, Schmul
Lazarus, Berl
Lecker, Simon
Lenczner, Dadek
Lewenstein, Motek
Lewkowicz, Chaim
Lewkowicz, Perez
Lewkowicz, Mordka
Licht, Israel
Lichtenberg, Samuel
Liebermann, Simche
Loeffelholz, Salomon
Lossau, Renate
Lossau, Ingrid
Lossau, Joachim
Lossau, Max
Lossau, Waltraut
Malinicky, Moses
Markowiecki, Schmul
Melzer, Jacob
Mlickiewicz, Mayer
Mlynarski, Hersh
Moncarz, Jacob
Morgenstern, Abraham
Moscowicz, Josef
Muench, Denys
Muench, Tanya
Munter, Minia
Neumark, Joseph
Neustaedter, Benek
Nisenbaum, Bronislaw
Nurtman, Bronek
Nurtman, Moshe
Obuchowski, Berek
Olmer, Chaim
Orenstein, Salek
Orzech, Chaskiel
Orzech, Shlomoh Reuven
Pantoffelmacher, Salomon
Pawlowski, Abraham
Perlmutter, Mayer
Pomerance, Issac
Popiel, Szaja
Poznanski, Artek
Poznanski, Jerzy
Pretter, Mendel
Przenda, Jurek
Rafael, Margot
Rajzman, Alexander
Rajzman, Yitzhak
Ratz, Joseph
Rayber, Baruch
Reichkind, Moshe
Richter, Rela
Richter, Leiser
Rosen, Kitty
Rosenbaum, Briggita
Rosenbaum, Moniek
Rosenberg, Abraham
Rosenberg, Leon
Rosenberg, Moshe
Rosenblat, Herman
Rosenblatt, Zelig
Rosenblum, Chaskiel
Rosengarten, Samuel
Rosenman, Roma
Rosenthal, Bella
Rosenweig, Naftali
Rowlevski, Gittel
Rudzinski, Isroel
Rudzinski, Kopel
Ruzagara, Henrik
Salomon, Abraham
Schindler, Alfred
Schindler, Max
Schnitzor, Josef Rafael
Schoenberger, Elias
Schottland, Moniek
Schulsinger, Abraham
Schwach, Kamilla
Schwarcz, Abraham
Schwartz, Emil
Schwimmer, Zisha
Schwitzer, Bella
Seligfeld, Motek
Senkpiel, Gisela
Silberstein, Mendel
Singer, Judith
Sommer, David
Sonnerschein, Letzi Feige
Sosnowicz, Meir
Spiegel, Jona
Spier, Ruth
Spiro, Chaim
Steinbrecher, Emil
Steinmann, Leon
Strauss, Renate
Strobecki, Jacob
Szajnzicht, Moniek
Szajnzicht, Cesia
Szlamberg, Chaim
Szternfeld, Mietek
Szurek, Dan
Tabacznik, Motek
Tarko, Joine
Tenenbaum, Zelik
Tepper, Leopold
Trzebiner, Salomon
Tuch, Moritz
Turek, Rosa
Turek, David
Unger, Anita
Wagshal, Leib
Wajcenblit, Sevek
Wajchendler, Chaim
Wajnryt, Heniek
Waksztok, Menachem
Wald, Nathan
Warsznitzer, Hersch
Wasserzeicher, Adolf
Wegner, Harry
Weinberg, Felix
Weiner, Abraham
Weissbaum, Israel
Wertman, Abraham
Wiernik, David
Wiersbicki, Majer
Wilder, Israel
Winogrodzki, Rafael
Wolfowicz, Benek
Wolkowicz, Stephen
Wolreich, Abraham
Wrobel, Peter
Wurzel, Berek
Wurzel, Bluma
Zahler, Elfriede
Zaks, Henryk
Zaks, Simon
Zamel, Hirsch
Zeigler, Hanna
Zwirek, Abraham
Zylberberg, Perec
Zylberger, Julek
Zylberszac, Aron
Zyskind, Hersch

Children who went to Ireland

The Children were hosted at Clonyn Castle, just outside Dublin.

All name (except one) are included in the USHMM Database

(~) Youth aliyah candidates at Clonyn Castle

Helena Adler (1931)
~Gaspar Binet (1938), ~Robert Binet (1939)
Relly Bleier (sister of Viola Bleier, 1933)
~Robert Bock (1934), ~Erich Bock (1934) (not siblings)
~Tibor Danzig (1937)
Helena Deutl (Deutel) (1932)
Kornelia Ehrlich (1932)
Blanka Federweiss (1932)
Elizabeth Feldmann (1931)
~Judith Feuerstein (1935)
Helena Fischer (1932), ~Richard Fischer (1937), ~Vera Fischer (1942)
Ester (Esther) Fleischman (Fleischmann) (1932), Hedviga Fleischman (Fleischmann) (no record)
~Judita (Judith) Friedmann (1937)
Tamas Gottlieb (1938)
Juraj Gross (1933)
~Emerich (Imrich?) Grossmann (1935), ~Olga Grossmann (1888?), ~Vera (Viera) Grossmann (1938)
Edith Grunspan (1932)
~Eva Haupt (1935)
~Alfred Herz (Hercz?) (1936)
Mordechaj Hirsch (1935)
~Manfred Hochhauser (1937), ~Moric (Marcel?) Hochhauser (1935)
~Josef Ickovitc (Ikovic) (1934)
Alfred Kahan (1932), Samuel Kahan (1932)
Klara Kalman (Kara Kaiman) (1932)
~Anna Katscher (1936), ~Ivan Katscher (1934)
Robert Kaufmann (Kaufman) (1932)
Malvina Klar (Klarova) (1939)
~Saba Kumeinann (Sava Kimelmann, Kunelman, Kumelman) (1933)
~Ervin (Erwin) Kummeldorfer (1938), ~Sonja Kummeldorfer (1940)
~Chaja Kurz (Kurc?) (1931)
Jichel Lebovitsch (1932), Michael Lebovitsch (1932)
Tibor Lerner (Lehner) (1932)
Alfred Leicht (Lecht) (1932)
Alexander Lenz (1932)
Alice Lieberman (1933)
Lili (Lily) Lowinger (1932)
~Alexander Lovy (Lowy) (1939)
Gustav Lowy (1932), ~Judita (Judith?) Lowy (1941), ~Olga Lowy (1932)
Marie (Maxie) Maieroviz (1932)
~Getruda (Gertruda) Mangel (1932), ~Viktor Mangel (1933)
~Alexander Mastbaum (1936)
~Gertruda (Gertrude) Muller (1934), ~Robert Muller (1932)
Gyorgy Prissegi (1942)
Israel Reich (1939), ~Oskar Reich (1935), ~Richard Reich (1938), Susanna Reich (1936)
Tamas Reif (1935)
~Dezider (Desider) Rosenfeld (=?David Rosenfeld, 1937)
Markusz Roth (1932)
Lenke Rubin (1932), Maximilian Rubin (1932)
~Ernst Rubinstein (1935), ~Eva Rubinstein (1938)
Chajim Schnebalg (Schnebaig) (1940)
Moric Schonberger (1932)
Ervin Schwarz (1932), Eva Schwarz (1934)
~Ella Schwarzthal (1939), Gisella (Greta) Schwarzthal (1933), Rozsi (Ruzena) Schwarzthal (1939) [Ella & Rozsi are twins)
Gyury Stastny-Stahler (1939), Istvan Stastny-Stahler(1938), Marianna Stastny-Stahler (1942)
~Mihaly (Michal) Steiner (1938), ~Peter Steiner (1934), ~Tamas (Tamar) Steiner (1937)
Chaja Steinmetz (1932)
~Alexander Strausz (Strauss) (1936), ~Gizella (Gizela) Strausz (Strauss) (1934), ~Leona Strausz (Strauss) (1932)
Leib Strulovic (1932)
Martha Tapper (1935)
Sendi Templer (1932)
~Artur (Jacob) Weinberger (1937), ~Emanuel (Imanuel?) Weinberger (1942)
~Judit Weinberg (Judith Weinberger) (1933),
Jakub (Jacob) Weiss (1932)
~Franklina (Lola F.?) Wiesem (Wiesen) (1939), ~Vera (Viera?) Wiesen (1932)
Agi Wiesner (1933), Judit (Judith) Wiesner (1932)
~Alfred Ziegler (1937), ~Judit (Judith) Ziegler (1936), ~Olga Ziegler (1938)