{"id":713,"date":"2026-03-23T14:46:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/nationofrefuge\/?p=713"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:34:04","slug":"blog-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/nationofrefuge\/blog-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindertransport in British Memory and Culture\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-713\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-713-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-713-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-713-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Kindertransport often refers to the rescue mission of roughly 10,000 children from Nationalist Socialist Germany and occupied territories to Britain. To date, it remains one of the most symbolically charged episodes in British refugee history. Its mobilisation in politics, public memory, and national understanding continues to shape how Britain constructs its past and its humanitarian identity today.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I was honoured to be asked to\u00a0be a panellist in\u00a0a roundtable discussion\u00a0on the \u201cKindertransport in British Memory and Culture\u201d\u00a0organised by\u00a0the Leo Baeck Institute London,\u00a0in collaboration with the British German Association.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Kindertransport occupies\u00a0a central place\u00a0in Britain\u2019s self-image as a humanitarian actor. However, this narrative often omits the complexity of the scheme and the experiences of those affected by it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0focus of\u00a0this event\u00a0was\u00a0closely\u00a0aligned to my strand in the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nation of Refuge.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As well as<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">being\u00a0focused on\u00a0my\u00a0specialist\u00a0time period,<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">both are concerned\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with understanding\u00a0and reimagining how Britain has narrated itself as a \u201cnation of refuge\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key themes\u00a0discussed<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The roundtable brought together three speakers whose work intersects across personal testimony, archival research, and institutional memory.\u00a0Each\u00a0contributed\u00a0their specific research perspective to the debate.\u00a0The key themes\u00a0which stood out for me\u00a0are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cross\u2011border flows and transnational histories<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the interplay between institutional records and ego\u2011documents and personal testimonies<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how national memory is constructed, simplified, or re-evaluated<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the ongoing need to challenge singular narratives about refuge and assimilation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These themes highlight the importance of examining refugee movements not in isolation but\u00a0by\u00a0tracing both the institutional structures that shaped children\u2019s lives and the personal writings that reveal their agency, emotions, and everyday experiences.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr Amy Williams\u00a0(Association of Jewish Refugees):\u00a0Constructing a Transnational History<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amy presented an\u00a0overview of the archival terrain surrounding the Kindertransport, highlighting the multiplicity of sources:\u00a0transport lists, case files, local archives, newspapers, camp records, and incomplete documentation.\u00a0She emphasised the importance of\u00a0examining\u00a0these various files and documents in relation to each other but also touched on how rewarding it is to reunite survivors and families of survivors with them.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her presentation\u00a0showcased\u00a0the cross\u2011border movement\u00a0of both children and documents. Therefore, she advocated for\u00a0the need for a transnational, networked approach\u00a0to Kindertransport history.\u00a0At the same time, she\u00a0drew attention to\u00a0the terminology\u00a0itself\u00a0and what it means in\u00a0different cultural\u00a0and national contexts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally, she urged us all to consider\u00a0the current moment as a crossroads\u00a0in Kindertransport memory, poised between national narratives and new, interconnected global framings.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr Monja Stahlberger\u00a0(University of Reading):\u00a0Listening to Children in Their Own Words<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My\u00a0presentation explored the potential of ego\u2011documents\u00a0such as\u00a0diaries, letters, schoolwork, notebooks\u00a0(with a special focus on\u00a0early testimonies)\u00a0to bring Kindertransport children\u2019s voices back into focus. These personal writings shed light on\u00a0the lived experiences, the\u00a0emotional\u00a0landscapes\u00a0and the agency of the children.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The everyday\u00a0reality portrayed in the diaries gives us unique insights into how the child and young refugees\u00a0navigated\u00a0routines, personal relationships, as well as conflict and war. Each diary offers\u00a0its own\u00a0perspective as there are\u00a0the differences across age, gender, religion, placements, and later migration routes.\u00a0By centring children\u2019s own\u00a0writings,\u00a0the diaries\u00a0remind\u00a0us to\u00a0challenge\u00a0celebratory national narratives and foreground\u00a0the complexity of refugee experience.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Howard\u00a0Falksohn\u00a0(The Wiener Holocaust Library):\u00a0Archival Ethics and Personal Connection<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Howard offered an archivist\u2019s perspective\u00a0but also spoke from the point of a second-generation family member,\u00a0bringing\u00a0together both\u00a0archival and personal history.\u00a0He\u00a0reflected\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ethical obligations of preserving and presenting personal material.\u00a0His discussion of the Wiener Library\u2019s evolving collections underscored the importance of accessibility and transparency in shaping future research trajectories.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Howard offered a reflection on his father\u2019s experiences of displacement and growing up in Britain, drawing on items from his own family archive to illustrate the personal dimensions of forced migration. By sharing these materials, he highlighted how the Kindertransport shaped not only his father\u2019s life but also the wider dynamics of his family across generations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An overarching theme:\u00a0Connecting Past and Present<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Kindertransport has\u00a0gone through\u00a0several phases of remembrance in Britain\u00a0which ranged from private, fragmented postwar memory\u00a0to broader national celebration in the 1990s and 2000s, to the more self\u2011critical and transnational framings of the past decade. This trajectory raises\u00a0some key\u00a0questions:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How is the Kindertransport used today to support\u00a0or subvert\u00a0political or moral arguments about migration?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Which stories are highlighted\u00a0and which remain obscured?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How\u00a0is\u00a0public understanding\u00a0shaped\u00a0through exhibitions,\u00a0archives,\u00a0labels, or the choice of what to\u00a0make visible?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These questions resonate with broader shifts in Britain\u2019s\u00a0relationship with\u00a0refugees\u00a0where histories of sanctuary\u00a0and welcome\u00a0are increasingly connected to contemporary debates on asylum, humanitarianism, and belonging.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In summary,\u00a0the roundtable\u00a0offered a\u00a0reflection\u00a0on how Kindertransport history is researched, remembered, and reshaped.\u00a0The\u00a0conversations highlighted\u00a0both the value of interdisciplinary research and the necessity of\u00a0continually reassessing how Britain tells stories about refuge.\u00a0These are\u00a0also\u00a0key\u00a0points\u00a0for us to\u00a0also\u00a0consider within\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nation of Refuge<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can listen to the recording of the event here:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5fU47bepFVc2ZHu2JPVhIh?si=kbEcN5w0RAe1wF7wGtybbw\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5fU47bepFVc2ZHu2JPVhIh?si=kbEcN5w0RAe1wF7wGtybbw<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/kindertransport-in-british-memory-and-culture\/id1677761557?i=1000756381643\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/kindertransport-in-british-memory-and-culture\/id1677761557?i=1000756381643<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0sBmyU5rgU\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0sBmyU5rgU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-713-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-713-1-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" data-weight=\"0.618\"><em><strong>Featured image:<\/strong><\/em> Circular label removed from the suitcase used by Margot Stern when she was sent on a Kindertransport to England.<br \/>\nCopyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum<br \/>\nProvenance: Margot Stern Loewenberg<br \/>\nSource Record ID: Collections: 1995.21.2<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-713-1-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" data-weight=\"0.382\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-713-2\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" 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