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Hen Mazzig:
The BBC aired a program about a Jewish child whose cello was damaged while escaping the Nazis during the Holocaust… and left out any mention of Jews. How dare they erase Jews from our own story? How dare they erase Jews from the Holocaust? Only after British Jews spoke out did the BBC issue a clarification in the episode description that the Kindertransport evacuated Jewish children, specifically. Jews shouldn’t have to continuously hold the BBC accountable. The BBC shouldn’t continuously fail Jews.
The production company behind the episode said they believed the subject’s Jewish identity was “implicit."
The BBC has issued an apology after facing criticism for a December 26 episode of its popular program The Repair Shop, which discussed the K
When it comes to antisemitism, anti-Zionism and Israel, the BBC does not have a perception problem, it has a reality problem
After the Nazis invaded Austria, Hans Weinmann, like so many other Jewish children, was expelled from his school simply because he was Jewish. Jews were also banned from using public streetcars, making it nearly impossible for Hans to reach the only school he was then allowed to attend.
This bus pass was his lifeline. It gave Hans access to education in a world that was quickly closing in on him because of antisemitism.
On June 13, 1939, Hans escaped through the Kindertransport, a rescue effort that brought thousands of Jewish children to safety in Britain. To qualify, Hans had to prove he was healthy enough to make the journey. These everyday items—a bus pass and a medical certificate—helped Hans survive the Holocaust.
View these documents on display in our Kristallnacht and Kindertransport gallery.
One Life (2023)
Elderly Nicholas Winton (Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fates of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety during the Kindertransport in World War 2. Continue reading One Life (2023)
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The Island of Extraordinary Captives, Simon Parkin
Tribute to Frank Auerbach: Celebrated Painter Passes Away at 93
Tribute to the Late Frank Auerbach Frank Auerbach, a distinguished German-British painter known for his evocative figurative style, has passed away at the age of 93. Auerbach, who was saved from the horrors of Nazi Germany through the Kindertransport initiative, leaves behind a remarkable legacy in the art world. Regarded as one of the most significant figures in the School of London, alongside…
Ricordiamo oggi per ricordare sempre : I Kindertrains
Cari amici di Attention Spoilers, oggi vi propongo un articolo un pò particolare, per ricordare sempre che la Storia ha diverse sfaccettature ed è sempre buono conoscerle tutte. Vi parlo quindi dei Kindertrains, seguendo l’idea che è importante conoscere sia il lato positivo che quello negativo di un evento storico. – martie Kindertransport fu il nome dato ad un’iniziativa che si svolse tra il…
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Based on a real story. The plot goes back-and-forth between two points in the life of Nicholas Winton (played by Anthony Hopkins) a British
Happy New Year, everybody! Here's my review of One Life, which I saw 1st January