Description
Author: Jason Hensley. 401 pages, paper back. Published by the author in 2016.
In 1938 and 1939, the Kindertransport occurred––a movement to bring thousands of Jewish children out of Nazi occupied territories to safety in Great Britain. These children came without their parents, almost always without a knowledge of English, and also little experience with English culture. They came to a new family, a new country, and a new life. Approximately 250 of these children were sponsored by Christadelphians, a small Christian group. They came and lived in the homes of Christadelphian families, or lived in hostels that the Christadelphians had started. So often the Holocaust is considered in terms of statistics––how many perished and how many were affected. Yet it is often the individual stories that provide the most powerful human connection and the opportunity to learn. Rather than focus on the statistics, this series examines the experiences of these people, who came to England as children, and lived with Christadelphians. Ten of the former Jewish refugees, and their families, were contacted and collaborated in this effort to bring about this first volume. This is their story.
The book is illustrated by many black and white photographs and contains copious information on the sources used and a bibliography.
An introduction and extract from the book is published on page 41 of The Bible Magazine July 2016.
Read a review of the book by Sarah Burney - click here
An electronic version of this book can be purchased on Kindle from Amazon.
Interviews with two of the subjects of the book can be seen on youtube:
Read a review of the book by Geoff Henstock
The second volume of this book has been published and is available on this website.