Learn About the Heroic Rescue Effort that Saved Thousands of Children During the Holocaust
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Jeudi, mai 9, 2024
In just nine months, thousands of unaccompanied Jewish children under the age of 17 were sent from Nazi-occupied Europe to safety in the United Kingdom.
Key Points:
- In just nine months, thousands of unaccompanied Jewish children under the age of 17 were sent from Nazi-occupied Europe to safety in the United Kingdom.
- Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War, opening at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center on May 19, showcases this astonishing rescue effort through personal artifacts, stories, and firsthand testimony.
- “I received a ticket for the Kindertransport on my tenth birthday and left Germany a week later,” says Holocaust Survivor Ernie Heimann.
- Illinois Holocaust Museum’s presentation of Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War is made possible with generous support from: