The Kindertransport Stories

The Centropa Kindertransport CollectionAfter the pogrom of November 9th, 1938, some 10,000 Jewish children were taken by their parents to train stations in cities like Frankfurt, Danzig, Breslau, Berlin, Prague and Vienna. They would find refuge in the United Kingdom while most of their parents did not survive.At war’s end in 1945, few of those “Kinder” wanted to return to the cities of the birth. But a few did, and we offer three poignant stories from Centropa’s Vienna interview archive.

Kitty Suschny: From Vienna to Manchester

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Kitty Suschny: From Vienna to Manchester

Jane Bertish

Jane Bertish

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Jane Bertish

Kitty’s father died of a heart attack well before the Germans marched into Austria. After the Anschluss her brother fled and Kitty’s mother took her to the station. “Don’t worry about me,” she said. “I’m the widow of an army officer.”

Read Kitty Suschny’s Centropa biography and see her pictures here.

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Lilli Tauber: From Wiener Neustadt to Cockley Cley

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Lilli Tauber: From Wiener Neustadt to Cockley Cley

Sara Kestelman

Sara Kestelman

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Sara Kestelman

Lilli was living in a small town when suddenly, all her non-Jewish friends started avoiding her. Then came November 9th. Lilli’s parents desperately looked for a way to save their daughter.

Read Lilli Tauber’s Centropa biography and view his pictures here

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