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02460aam a2200337 i 4500 001 1F7D1A64DABF11EEBE8532184BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240305010131 008 230602t20242024enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1509553770 020 $a 9781509553778 020 $a 1509553762 020 $a 9781509553761 035 $a (OCoLC)1378708192 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d BDX $d MNN $d YDX $d SILO 050 4 $a D804.6 H36 2024 100 1 $a Hammel, Andrea, $e author. 245 14 $a The kindertransport : $b what really happened / $c Andrea Hammel. 264 1 $a Cambridge ; $b Polity Press, $c 2024. 300 $a vii, 173 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Myth -- Persecution -- Escape -- Organization -- Placements -- War -- Death -- Together/Apart -- Life -- Memory. 520 $a "In 1938 and 1939, some 10,000 children and young people fled to the UK to escape Nazi persecution. Known as the 'Kindertransport', this effort has long been hailed as a wartime success story - but there are uncomfortable truths at its heart.The Kindertransport was a complex visa waiver scheme, and its organizers did not necessarily act with altruism. The British government required a guarantee to indemnify itself against any expenses, and refused to admit the child refugees' parents. The selection criteria prioritized those who were likely to make the best contribution to society, rather than the most urgent cases. And some children and young people were placed in unsuitable homes, where many arrangements irrevocably broke down.Written with striking empathy and insight, Andrea Hammel's expert analysis casts new light on what really happened during the Kindertransport. Revelatory and impassioned, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of migration and refugees, and offers thought-provoking lessons for how we might make life easier for children fleeing conflict today." -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Kindertransports (Rescue operations) 650 0 $a Jewish refugees $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Refugee children $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Refugees. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502014027.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1F7D1A64DABF11EEBE8532184BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search