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Esther Starobin: Fate of Family that Remained in Germany
Esther Starobin and her three sisters left Germany for Great Britain in 1939 as part of a special rescue of Jewish children known as the Kindertransport, or children’s transport. In this episode, Esther discusses how she learned the fate of her parents and brother who remained in Germany after she and her sisters had left.
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Freddie Traum: Evacuated to England
Freddie Traum discusses life as a refugee in Great Britain during World War II. Freddie and his sister were sent from their home in Austria to England as part of the Kindertransport, the special transport that brought thousands of refugee Jewish children to Great Britain from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940. Freddie initially lived with a family in London but was evacuated to the countryside, along with other Londoners, when Great Britain declared war on Germany in September of 1939.
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No Longer Safe
When Ruth Rack's father returned after being arrested during Kristallnacht, the family decided it was no longer safe in Germany.
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Austrian Jewish refugee children arrive in the United Kingdom
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Jewish refugee from Vienna upon arrival in the United Kingdom
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Jewish refugee children arrive in the United Kingdom
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Jewish refugee children arrive in the United Kingdom
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Jewish refugee children leave Berlin
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Two Austrian refugee children