On November 9-10, 1938, Kristallnacht, a nation-wide pogrom, devastated the Jewish community of Germany. Following this, the British government changed their immigration policies, allowing children under the age of 17 from Germany and German-annexed territories to resettle in Britain. This began an organized effort to relocate Jewish children, which became known as the Kindertransport (Children's Transport). The Kindertransport operated from 1938-1940 and rescued 9,000-10,000 children during that time.
Recommended Resources
Books
Ann Byers - Saving Children from the Holocaust: The Kindertransport
Olga Levy Drucker - Kindertransport
Mark Jonathan Harris - Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (DVD)
My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports
Oral History Interview with William George Rigby
Oral History Interview with Leah Shander
Search Terms
Jewish children -- Germany
Jewish children -- Great Britain
Jewish children in the Holocaust
Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
Refugees -- Great Britain
Refugees, Jewish -- Great Britain
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
Online Resources
Jewish Virtual Library: Great Britain & the Holocaust: The Kindertransport
The Kindertransport Association
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Kindertransport, 1938-1940