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Episode 5: Dovercourt
Kindertransport: Remembering & Rethinking
English - December 18, 2019 19:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHistory Religion & Spirituality Judaism kindertransport holocaust refugee jewish documentary testimony shoah history rescue germany Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the coldest winter Britain had experienced in more than a century, refugees were housed in unheated huts, while they tried to make the best of their situation by learning English and going on cultural outings. Meanwhile a radio appeal for prospective foster parents created a weekly experience that the children referred to as the 'cattle market' in which visiting couples would walk through the dining hall looking for their ideal foster child.