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Holocaust Memorial Day to be commemorated in Harwich
Each year on January 27th Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated, as this is the anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. This day also honours the…
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A NEW KINDERTRANSPORT MEMORIAL FOR HARWICH
The Harwich Kindertransport Memorial and Learning Appeal is working to create and place a memorial statue and education programme for learning about the Kindertransport and the crucial role played by…
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Forgotten Rescuers – the origins of the Kindertransport 1938-39
The Kindertransport, the flight to Britain of 10,000 mostly Jewish children from the persecution of the Nazis, is usually associated with the British stockbroker Nicholas Winton. He managed to save…
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HARWICH KINDERTRANSPORT MEMORIAL PROJECT
Raising £5,000 to contribute to the creation of a statue, to commemorate the unaccompanied children of the Kindertransport. Harwich played a crucial role in caring for these children, however there…