Harwich Kindertransport Memorial
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A new Kindertransport memorial for Harwich, with a planned education programme focusing on the crucial role played by Harwich and Dovercourt.
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http://kindertransport-memorial.org 01-12-2020 18:24:09
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From the Derbyshire Times in 1939. My Gt Aunt Mary was fundraising in #Chesterfield for the ‘Lord Baldwin Fund for Refugees’. The fund helped support the Kindertransport to the U.K. Kindertransport Association Harwich Kindertransport Memorial
Time for some actual significant history - Saturday is #HolocaustMemorialDay and there are several related events in Harwich, including a free exhibition which starts today at Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre.
Details: ow.ly/aTVS50Qt61H
Harwich Kindertransport Memorial Harwich Town Council The Electric Palace - Harwich The Harwich Society
Read the latest update from our friends Harwich Kindertransport Memorial - including details of a new exhibition opening in Harwich on Wednesday and an invite to the town's Holocaust Memorial Day event later this week - ow.ly/aTVS50Qt61H
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust Harwich Town Council Ivan Henderson
Ivan Henderson Harwich Kindertransport Memorial My dad who arrived on the #kindertransport in #Harwich on 18.12.1938 always spoke highly of the welcome they received from the people of the town who came to cook for them, provide entertainment, teach English etc. ❤️
Incredibly proud of the part #Harwich residents played in welcoming Harwich Kindertransport Memorial children to our town #SafeHaven - Those residents opened their hearts and doors at a time of need #Kindertranspirt
You can now listen online to the Harwich Kindertransport Memorial audio-bench recordings in the #Harwich Mayor's Garden - the testimonies of 'kinder' telling their stories of leaving their life and families behind and arriving in the safe haven of Britain just before WW2 - ow.ly/8qk750QePrx
#OTD 85 years ago the first #Kindertransport from Berlin arrived in the UK. I am proud that in AJR Refugee Voices Archive we captured the stories of 80 Kindertransport refugees in the last 20 years. I reflect on capturing their stories in this blog post:
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The first Kindertransport ferry arrived in Harwich 85 years ago today.
An important piece of the town's history, now honoured by the Harwich Kindertransport Memorial.
On Sunday 22 October H.E.T.'s #TeacherCPD Study Seminar will explore the 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport with Mike Levy Harwich Kindertransport Memorial, Alex Maws @AJR_ and Jennifer Craig Norton Parkes Institute - open to #primary & #secondary teachers het.org.uk/education/teac…
Lovely to hear Dame Stephanie Shirley on BBC Radio 4's 'Broadcasting House' talking about asylum seeking refugees and mentioning her pleasure in unveiling the Harwich Kindertransport Memorial 'Safe Haven' by Ian Wolter in Harwich. She has recently turned 90.
#Saturdaystatue 'Kindertransport', Harwich, created 2022 by sculptor Ian Wolter. This month sees the release of the film One Life which tells the remarkable story of Nicholas Winton who arranged for the rescue of hundreds of children from Czechoslovakia & certain death in 1938/9
Harwich & Parkeston FC History Harwich Kindertransport Memorial MH&R My Dad was placed in the Holiday Camp in Dovercourt on arrival in Harwich in Dec 1938. He spoke warmly of the local community who gave English lessons, entertained them and donated food
Refugee Week 🧡 at #Harwich with year 6's and Harwich Kindertransport Memorial: we talked about home & leaving home, belonging & belongings, about the importance of stories & about the #kindertransport .
Thank you The Electric Palace - Harwich for the warm hospitality.
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