Into the Arms of Strangers by Mark Jonathan Harris
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 an imaginative plan, known informally as the Kindertransport, 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.
Deborah Oppenheimer, whose mother was a Kindertransport survivor, is an Executive TV Producer at Warner Bros. Pictures. Mark Jonathan Harris is a writer and director, whose last film, The Long Way Home (1997), won an Academy Award for the Best Feature Length Documentary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747552697 |
| ISBN 10 | 074755269X |
| Title | Into the Arms of Strangers |
| Author | Mark Jonathan Harris |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2001-10-08 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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