Kindertransport

A special interest group of the AJR, the Kindertransport represent the children who fled Nazi-controlled Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia between 1938 and 1939 and prior to the start of the Second World War.

Today, the Kinder organises monthly lunches at the Paul Balint AJR Day Centre which includes a guest speaker. The Kindertransport management also arrange regular activities and outings and members receive the quarterly KT Newsletter (click here for recent editions). For more details about the activities of the Kindertransport please contact kt@ajr.org.uk

Kindertransport Survey completed

‘Making New Lives in Britain’

A unique survey entitled ‘Making New Lives in Britain’ has recorded the Continental background, journey to Britain, reception and subsequent experiences of 1,025 (some 11%) of the almost 10,000 predominantly Jewish children of the Kindertransport. The survey was conceived and its contents designed by leading members of the AJR’s Kindertransport special interest group. For more information click here

Liverpool Street station statue

The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) and World Jewish Relief (WJR) are delighted to announce a new commemorative sculpture in honour of the Kindertransport to be located at Liverpool Street Station.

Unveiled in September 2006, the bronze sculpture, designed by the renowned Israeli artist and former Kindertransport refugee Frank Meisler, will be surrounded by 16 milestones each bearing the name of a city from where the Kindertransports departed.

Andrew Kaufman, Chairman of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) said, “We are delighted to be the principal benefactor in this important project to commemorate the lives of the youngest victims of Nazism. The statue also pays tribute to the vital role Britain played in saving thousands of children from certain death and serves as a timely reminder of the need to remain vigilant of intolerance and prejudice.”

To read the article that appeared in the Jewish Chronicle click here

Parliament plaque

The Plaque below was unveiled by the Speaker of the House of Commons,
Betty Boothroyd, in the Palace of Westminster on 14 June 1999.