Jewish refugee children upon their arrival in Harwich, 1938

Girls from Berlin, who have fled from the National Socialists to Great Britain, sleep on a bench after their arrival in Harwich. Over 200 Jewish children from Berlin orphanages arrived in Great Britain with them. It was the first of several Children Transports'. The last of the transports was in September 1939 shortly before the outbreak of WWII. Various refugee organizations financed the project and sought foster parents and homes for the children. Within a short time, volunteers in Germany made lists of children who were especially endangered, children who were in danger of being deported, orphans or children whose parents were already in concentration camps. Between December 1938 and September 1939 the lives of over 10, 000 children were saved in this way

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