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{en} Deborah Hodge. Rescuing the Children: The Story of the Kindertransport. Toronto [Canada]: Tundra Books, 2012.

Abstract

"This important book tells the story of how ten thousand Jewish children were rescued out of Nazi Europe just before the outbreak of World War 2. They were saved by the Kindertransport — a rescue mission that transported the children (or Kinder) from Nazi-ruled countries to safety in Britain ... The book includes real-life accounts of the children and is illustrated with archival photographs, paintings of pre-war Nazi Germany by artist, Hans Jackson, and original art by the Kinder commemorating their rescue ... Discusses the efforts of the Kindertransport, which rescued ten thousand Jewish children from Nazi occupied countries before the start of World War II. "On December 1, 1938, a train carrying almost two hundred Jewish children pulled out of the station in Berlin, Germany. Just weeks before, the Nazis had burned down their orphanage. These young passengers were the first of nearly ten thousand children saved by the Kindertransport rescue mission. Learn why the children, called Kinder, were in danger in Nazi Europe. Read about the brave people who helped them escape to Britain and about the parents who gave their children a second life by letting them go. Get to know some of the Kinder by reading their moving accounts of heartbreaking farewells and long, often-perilous journeys to safety. Featuring archival photographs, paintings of pre-war Nazi Germany, and original art by the Kinder, this important book tells a compelling story about the power of compassion, bravery, and humanitarian action."--Publisher description.

Contents

The children's rescue -- Meet the children -- Terror in Germany -- Voices of the children -- Desperate times -- The night of broken glass -- Saving the children -- The Kindertransport -- Getting ready -- Saying good-bye -- The journey -- Arriving in England -- People who helped -- The SS Bodegraven -- Life in Britain -- The war years -- After the war -- The Kinder today -- Reunions -- Remembering.