AJR Announces Series of Events to Mark 75th Anniversary of the Kindertransport

The Association of Jewish Refugees is delighted to announce a series of events that we are organizing this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransport.

The central event will be the Kinder reunion on Sunday 23 June at the JFS, which will include contributions from Kinder, JFS pupils and guest speakers. The participation of the second and third generations of Kinder is very much encouraged. The reunion will also incorporate a new exhibition to be curated by the Wiener Library and which will be on display at the Library from May.

On Tuesday 25 June, the Leo Baeck Institute London together with the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies will be holding a symposium at the German Historical Institute in London. The conference will focus on the experiences of Kinder after their arrival in Britain and will be a great opportunity for scholars and Kinder to exchange thoughts and ideas. As with the reunion, it is hoped that younger generations will come along as well as Kinder from out of town and overseas who hope to come to JFS.

Later in the year, on Wednesday 20 November, the AJR is organizing, with the help of Lord (Alf) Dubs, a special Tea in the House of Parliament to mark the debate held there on 21 November 1938 which paved the way for the arrival of the Kindertransport and to round off the year, World Jewish Relief, in conjunction with the AJR, will be organizing a memorial service at Liverpool Street Station on Sunday 1 December, which recalls the arrival 75 years to the day of the first transport of children.

Please let the AJR know if you are aware of Kinder and their families who might be interested in attending these events as well as other regular meetings of refugees and survivors.

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