Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport by Deborah Oppenheime

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___________________BASED ON THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY___________________'Wonderfully moving ... a noble story, beautifully told' - Daily MailWith a preface by Lord Richard Attenborough, this is a moving collection of accounts from some of the 10,000 children rescued from the Nazi Regime and brought to the UK by the Kindertransport scheme - and an important contribution to our national conversation about how we treat refugees.In November 1938, international public opinion was shocked by the news of Kristallnacht - the anti-Jewish pogrom that led to the burning of synagogues and the first mass arrests of Jewish men. Twelve days later, the British government implemented the Kindertransport plan, which allowed many children to leave the horrors of the Nazi regime and find temporary refuge within British families and hostels. By the time war was declared in September 1939, this brave undertaking had saved 10,000 lives.This book, based on the Academy Award-winning feature documentary of the same name, reveals what it was like to grow up in the shadow of the Nazi threat, to escape danger and fear, but also to leave family and friends, perhaps for ever. It is poignantly told in the words of those directly involved. It is both an astonishing insight into a remarkable moment of history and a timely reminder of how welcoming our country has been in the past to those who need welcome, shelter and hope.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Mark Jonathan Harris is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, and novelist. Throughout his career he has alternated between filmmaking, journalism, and fiction. Among the many documentaries he has written, directed, and produced are three which have won Oscars: The Redwoods, The Long Way Home, and Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport. He is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.

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Wonderfully moving ... a noble story, beautifully told * Daily Mail *

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With a preface by Lord Richard Attenborough, a collection of accounts from some of the 10,000 children rescued from the Nazi Regime and brought to the UK by the Kindertransport scheme

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Wonderfully moving ... a noble story, beautifully told

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With a preface by Lord Richard Attenborough, a collection of accounts from some of the 10,000 children rescued from the Nazi Regime and brought to the UK by the Kinderstransport scheme

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Based on the film of the same name, narrated by Dame Judi Dench, that in 2000, won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Feature

Details ISBN1408892278 ISBN-10 1408892278 ISBN-13 9781408892275 Format Paperback Media Book Pages 320 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Subtitle Stories of the Kindertransport Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2017 Author Deborah Oppenheimer Publication Date 2017-11-02 Language English DEWEY 940.5318083 UK Release Date 2017-11-02 NZ Release Date 2017-11-02 AU Release Date 2018-01-31 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience General We've got this

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