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This collection of selected primary sources showcases the stories of several of the so-called one thousand children-children brought to the United States between 1934 and 1945 in response to Hitler's policies of genocide....this excellent study is recommended for both public and academic libraries with Holocaust collections.Library Journal
Sent across the ocean by their parents and taken in by foster parents and distant relatives, approximately 1,000 children, ranging in age from 14 months to 16 years, landed in the United States and out of Hitler's reach between 1934 and 1945. This account details this mostly unknown part of America's response to the Holocaust.Shofar
Adolescents through early college age are targeted readers of these first-person recollections. Apparently, nothing has been written about this children's rescue operation. Researchers and general readers certainly will find it absorbing and useful.Jewish Book World
This is an interesting and timely compilation focusing on how American Jewish and Gentile organizations and individuals, overcoming strong impediments generated by opponents of new immigrants, rescued over 1,000 children (ages 14 months through 16 years) from Nazi Germany and resettled them in America during World War II....[t]his volume is certainly a welcome addition to the literature on Holocaust survivors, and is recommended as such to interested libraries and researchers.Multicultural Review
[D]emonstrates the goodwill of many Americans who fought to overcome anti-Semitism and raised funds to pay for rescuing these children....Their efforts deserve remembering.Jewish Review
While Britains efforts to save young people of Jewish heritage from the Nazis have been documented, both in print and on film, this book presents the memories of those whose Kindertransport experiences led them to America by the One Thousand Children project. The book consists primarily of excerpts from memoirs and letters written by the children whose parents sent them from Germany and Austria, often by circuitous routes, to Jewish foster families across the United States. They present moving first-hand, child-centered views of life in the small towns of central Europe in the 1930s, the terror of Kristallnacht, the tearing apart of families for the sake of young lives, and life in wartime America as a young refugee....This is a valuable addition to high school Holocaust collections. Recommended.Library Media Connection
This is an unusual book, presenting a multitude of viewpoints on a highly complex rescue operation and is well worth reading.AJL Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
[T]he first published account of those children and their rescuers, as told in their own words. The collection of little-known tales also features commentary from the descendants of several of the 1,000 children.B'NAI B'RITH TODAY
[C]onsists of some 40 remembrances written by the people who 65 years ago were sent by their families in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and elsewhere is Europe to America to escape the clutches of the Nazis.The Jewish Post & News
A four year search for members of a virtually unknown group of American immigrants has resulted in the locating of almost half of the approximately one thousand unaccompanied children rescued from the Holocaust by America and the first ever publication of the memoirs of several dozen of these children....[i]ncludes the historical context of these remarkable rescues and its importance for dealing with continuing wars of genocide today.Passages
[A] poignant book....It comes alive in this first anthology of memoirs of the only unaccompanied children rescued by America from the Holocaust. It describes in detail the youngsters, their rescuers and the acceptance and generosity of the strangers who took them in. It is a story of hope and triumph spanning three continents, two oceans and 12 years. It is important because it offers the words of the children from personal diaries and letters.The Jerusalem Post
[T]he messages contained here should be read by anyone interested in the human condition.Carlton Jackson (Daily News)
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"Don't Wave Goodbye puts a personal face on the little-known Holocaust rescue story of just over one thousand unaccompanied children by private American organizations and individuals. These first-hand accounts honor the children, their parents, rescuers, and descendents and ensure the preservation of their story for future generations." - Deborah Oppenheimer Producer, Into the Arms of Strangers
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This collection of selected primary sources showcases the stories of several of the so-called one thousand children-children brought to the United States between 1934 and 1945 in response to Hitler's policies of genocide....this excellent study is recommended for both public and academic libraries with Holocaust collections.
Sent across the ocean by their parents and taken in by foster parents and distant relatives, approximately 1,000 children, ranging in age from 14 months to 16 years, landed in the United States and out of Hitler's reach between 1934 and 1945. This account details this mostly unknown part of America's response to the Holocaust.
Adolescents through early college age are targeted readers of these first-person recollections. Apparently, nothing has been written about this children's rescue operation. Researchers and general readers certainly will find it absorbing and useful.
This is an interesting and timely compilation focusing on how American Jewish and Gentile organizations and individuals, overcoming strong impediments generated by opponents of new immigrants, rescued over 1,000 children (ages 14 months through 16 years) from Nazi Germany and resettled them in America during World War II....[t]his volume is certainly a welcome addition to the literature on Holocaust survivors, and is recommended as such to interested libraries and researchers.
[D]emonstrates the goodwill of many Americans who fought to overcome anti-Semitism and raised funds to pay for rescuing these children....Their efforts deserve remembering.
While Britains efforts to save young people of Jewish heritage from the Nazis have been documented, both in print and on film, this book presents the memories of those whose Kindertransport experiences led them to America by the One Thousand Children project. The book consists primarily of excerpts from memoirs and letters written by the children whose parents sent them from Germany and Austria, often by circuitous routes, to Jewish foster families across the United States. They present moving first-hand, child-centered views of life in the small towns of central Europe in the 1930s, the terror of Kristallnacht, the tearing apart of families for the sake of young lives, and life in wartime America as a young refugee....This is a valuable addition to high school Holocaust collections. Recommended.
This is an unusual book, presenting a multitude of viewpoints on a highly complex rescue operation and is well worth reading.
[T]he first published account of those children and their rescuers, as told in their own words. The collection of little-known tales also features commentary from the descendants of several of the 1,000 children.
[C]onsists of some 40 remembrances written by the people who 65 years ago were sent by their families in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and elsewhere is Europe to America to escape the clutches of the Nazis.
A four year search for members of a virtually unknown group of American immigrants has resulted in the locating of almost half of the approximately one thousand unaccompanied children rescued from the Holocaust by America and the first ever publication of the memoirs of several dozen of these children....[i]ncludes the historical context of these remarkable rescues and its importance for dealing with continuing wars of genocide today.
[A] poignant book....It comes alive in this first anthology of memoirs of the only unaccompanied children rescued by America from the Holocaust. It describes in detail the youngsters, their rescuers and the acceptance and generosity of the strangers who took them in. It is a story of hope and triumph spanning three continents, two oceans and 12 years. It is important because it offers the words of the children from personal diaries and letters.
[T]he messages contained here should be read by anyone interested in the human condition.
Review
"Don't Wave Goodbye puts a personal face on the little-known Holocaust rescue story of just over one thousand unaccompanied children by private American organizations and individuals. These first-hand accounts honor the children, their parents, rescuers, and descendents and ensure the preservation of their story for future generations." - Deborah Oppenheimer Producer, Into the Arms of Strangers
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