Reconstructing the past: refugee writings on the Kindertransport
TitleReconstructing the past: refugee writings on the Kindertransport
Author
Call numberS940.5318/005
Object number05556dv
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherVallentine Mitchell
Year of publication
2006
Dimensionspp40-62
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust Studies: a journal of culture and history' Vol.12 No.3 Winter p40-62
Description
Analyses the memoirs of children from the kindertransports and sets out the case for re-examining popular representations of the scheme, addressing the diversity of experience for the children once in England, the hardships and emotional upheaval encountered during this stage of their young lives and looking at some of the limitations of the Kindertransport itself