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Kindertransport

Published: July 10, 2016, noon

b'Journey with us to World War II to discover the lives - and heartbreak - of the Kindertransport. \\xa0Full script included below.
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Today we will be looking at the Girls who travelled with the Kindertransport of WWII.\\xa0

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\\xa0So firstly what was the Kindertransport? Kindertransport means \\u201cChildren\\u2019s transport\\u201d in German and it was the mass movement of young children, mainly Jewish, out of Germany and occupied or threatened lands to safer countries, primarily Great Britain. After \\u201cKristallnacht\\u201d or \\u201cnight of the broken glass\\u201d in 1938, many people and some governments realized that the situation in Germany had become dangerous for Jewish people. With some persuasion the British government, who at the time governed the safest place in Europe, decided to let a small amount of unaccompanied minors, to be fostered in to British families. Through this and mass support from Quaker groups and the Refugee C\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/message\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girlspeak/support'