10,000 unaccompanied mainly Jewish children fled from Nazi persecution in 1938 and 1939. This was organised mainly by World Jewish Relief, but many Quakers helped the children at stations on the journey and the Christadelphians assisted to relocate children by founding a hostel. The children were placed in British foster homes, hostels, and farms. At the end of the war most discovered that their families had been killed.
Frank Meisler is a good resource.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Kindertransport
Commemorated ati
Kindertransport - Kent
{Carved into the right side of the plinth:} Pro dítě {Czech for “for the chil...
Kindertransport - Meisler
Such a sad and touching subject, these children can't fail but bring to mind ...
Other Subjects
Ralph Joscelyne
Only 10 when caught in the cross-fire during the Tottenham Outrage.
Queenie Isabella White
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 1. Buried in grave 3 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
A charity campaigning and working in child protection in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. Founded as the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children by Earl Shaftesbury, Ben...
Day nursery, Pond Street
2012 and we are delighted to report that this building is still a day nursery: the "Royal Free Hospital Staff Day Nursery".
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