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Jewish Refugee Children Arriving in Harwich, 1938
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Jewish Refugee Children Arriving in Harwich, 1938
Photograph of some Jewish refugee children arriving from Germany, landing at Harwich, 2nd December 1938. These children were among the first group of 160 boys and 40 girls, aged five to seventeen, to arrive in the UK. The usual passport formailities were waived by the authorities, but each child was issued with a special form as an identity paper. The ILN reported that the children came from middle-class homes in Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig and Breslau
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This poignant photograph captures the moment of arrival for a group of Jewish refugee children in Harwich, England, on December 2, 1938. Among the first wave of child refugees to escape the rising anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany, these 160 boys and 40 girls, aged five to seventeen, hailed from middle-class families in Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Breslau. The children's safe passage to the United Kingdom was facilitated by the Kindertransport, a humanitarian effort organized by British Jewish groups and the British government, which allowed unaccompanied Jewish children to enter the country on special visas. The usual passport formalities were waived for these children, who were instead issued special identity papers upon arrival. The photograph, published in the International Jewish News (ILN), offers a glimpse into the hope and uncertainty that marked the beginning of a new life for these young refugees. Many of them would never see their families again, as their parents were unable to leave Germany or were later killed in the Holocaust. But in this moment, as they disembarked from the ship that had brought them to safety, they were met with the promise of a better future. The Kindertransport rescue mission ultimately saved the lives of some 10,000 Jewish children, making it one of the most significant humanitarian efforts of the Holocaust era. This photograph stands as a powerful reminder of the courage and compassion that enabled these children to survive and thrive in a new land, and of the importance of standing up against intolerance and hatred.
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