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100 1  Hammel, Andrea, |eauthor.
245 14 The kindertransport : |bwhat really happened / |cAndrea Hammel.
264  1 Cambridge ;Hoboken : |bPolity Press, |c[2024]
264  4  |c©2024
300    vii, 173 pages : |billustrations ; |c22 cm
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
336    still image |bsti |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-164) and index.
505 0  Myth -- Persecution -- Escape -- Organization -- Placements -- War -- Death -- Together/Apart -- Life -- Memory.
520    In 1938 and 1939, some 10,000 children and young people fled to the UK to escape Nazi persecution. Known as the 'Kindertransport', this effort has long been hailed as a wartime success story - but there are uncomfortable truths at its heart. The Kindertransport was a complex visa waiver scheme, and its organizers did not necessarily act with altruism. The British government required a guarantee to indemnify itself against any expenses, and refused to admit the child refugees' parents. The selection criteria prioritized those who were likely to make the best contribution to society, rather than the most urgent cases. And some children and young people were placed in unsuitable homes, where many arrangements irrevocably broke down. Written with empathy and insight, Hammel's analysis casts new light on what really happened during the Kindertransport. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of migration and refugees, and offers thought-provoking lessons for how we might make life easier for children fleeing conflict today -- |cProvided by publisher.
650  0 Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
650  0 Jewish refugees |zGreat Britain |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Refugee children |zGreat Britain |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xRefugees.
852 0   |bscstacks |hD804.6 |i.H36 2024