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THE KINDERTRANSPORT - ANDREA HAMMEL KARTONIERT ...

In 1938 and 1939  some 10 000 children and young people fled to the UK to escape Nazi
persecution. Known as the 'Kindertransport'  this effort has long been hailed as a feel-good
wartime success story--but there are uncomfortable truths at the heart of this history. The
Kindertransport was a complex visa waiver scheme  and its initiators and organisers did not
necessarily act in an altruistic way. The British government required a guarantee to indemnify
the government against any expense for the arriving child  and refused to admit child refugees'
parents. The selection criteria in place prioritised those who were likely to make the best
contribution to society and the economy  rather than the most urgent cases. And  once they had
arrived safely in the United Kingdom  some children and young people were placed in unsuitable
homes  and many arrangements irrevocably broke down. Written with striking empathy and insight
Andrea Hammel's expert analysis casts new light on what really happened during the
Kindertransport. Revelatory and impassioned  this book will be essential reading for anyone
interested in the history of migration and refugees in Britain  and offers thought-provoking
lessons for how we might make life easier for children fleeing conflict today.

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