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Many don't consider what happened to Holocaust survivors after camps were liberated, especially the thousands of orphaned children that had survived.
In 1945, 732 of them were brought to the UK to recuperate and begin a new life.
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In 1945, 732 of them were brought to the UK to recuperate and begin a new life.
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The 732 child survivors were brought to the UK by the Central British fund, now @WJRelief, who also organised the Kindertransport scheme.
The CBF lobbied the government, who agreed to grant the children two year visas provided not a cent was spent on them
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The CBF lobbied the government, who agreed to grant the children two year visas provided not a cent was spent on them
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Money to care for the child survivors was raised privately, largely by the Jewish community.
The 732 children, of whom only 80 were girls, were sent to hostels around the UK. Their story is the forgotten final chapter of the Kindertransport scheme.
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The 732 children, of whom only 80 were girls, were sent to hostels around the UK. Their story is the forgotten final chapter of the Kindertransport scheme.
#HolocaustRemembranceDay #HMD
