Andrew Blau papers

Document | Accession Number: 1991.202

The papers consist of a publication and two letters relating to refugees at the Kitchener internment camp in Richborough, England, and an internment camp on the Isle of Man during World War II.

In a special camp, Kitchener, in Richborough, Kent, England, some 5,000 people who needed immediate shelter were housed during an eighteen - month period from the end of Jan. 1939. These 5,000 refugees had been released from concentration camps, or their internment had been deferred by the Nazis, who were willing to let them alone on condition that they leave Germany immediately. The Home Office gave them a group entrance visa and waived the normal regulations for passports and individual permits.

Date: inclusive: 1939-1940
Language: English
German
Genre/Form: Correspondence.
Extent: 1 folder

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Topical Term: Refugees, Jewish--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Great Britain.
Corporate Name: Kitchener (Concentration camp)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Andrew Blau in 1991.
Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
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