Bibliograph

The Kindertransport, contesting memory, Jennifer Craig-Norton

Type

Label

The Kindertransport, contesting memory, Jennifer Craig-Norton

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Kindertransport

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Craig-Norton

Series statement

Studies in antisemitism

Sub title

contesting memory

Summary

The Kindertransport, an organized effort to extract children living under the threat of Nazism, lives in the popular memory as well as in literature as a straightforward act of rescue and salvation, but these celebratory accounts leave little room for a deeper, more complex analysis. This volume reveals that in fact many children experienced difficulties with settlement: they were treated inconsistently by refugee agencies, their parents had complicated reasons for giving them up, and their caregivers had a variety of motives for taking them in. Against the grain of many other narratives, Jennifer Craig-Norton emphasizes the use of newly discovered archival sources, which include the correspondence of refugee agencies, carers, Kinder and their parents, and juxtaposes this material with testimonial accounts to show readers a more nuanced and complete picture of the Kindertransport. In an era in which the family separation of refugees has commanded considerable attention, this book is a timely exploration of the effects of family separation as it was experienced by child refugees in the age of fascism

Target audience

adult

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