“No way out”: The Ettrick, Camp L and Camp N - Internment in Canada

Nationwide arts festival celebrating refugees from Nazi Europe and their contribution to British cultureMarch 2020 marked the official end of the festival, but also the beginning of a longer-term commitment to celebrating the impact of this remarkable generation of émigrés under the Insiders/Outsiders umbrella

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Nancy Greenspan will discuss this still under-explored aspect of World War Two internment history

On May 12, 1940, policemen knocked on doors all along the coast of Britain, from Nairn to Hampshire. “Pack a suitcase and come with us,” they ordered. The coastal area was now restricted. The internment of refugees had begun. Hunger, filth, dehumanizing inspections, boredom, and depression plagued them. For those doomed to a horrific journey on the HMT Ettrick, it was that and more. The arrival in Canada, first to Camp L and then Camp N (the ‘Kosher’ camp), did little to improve their plight. Diaries, documents, and interviews at the Imperial War Museum—oral and written—as well as interviews with five survivors describe the intense hardships suffered by all and the spirit that helped to overcome them. The experience changed lives and, as fate would have it, created opportunities. As part of our series of talks marking the 80th anniversary of the British government’s internment of so-called ‘enemy aliens’ in 1940, Nancy Greenspan, author of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9NdBovMBDA&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Atomic Spy: The Dark Lives of Klaus Fuchs</a>, will discuss this still under-explored aspect of World War Two internment history.This event is organized by <a href="https://insidersoutsidersfestival.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Insiders/Outsiders</a>.As will be evident from the three programmes of free online events we’ve already organized, we are determined that the Insiders/Outsiders Festival should have a rich afterlife. But we need your help. So please consider <a href="https://insidersoutsidersfestival.org/support-us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">making a donation</a> to the Insiders/Outsiders Arts Foundation (registered charity number 1182867) to enable us to continue with our - entirely not-for-profit - activities. Please note that we are registered for Gift Aid.Image: Camp N, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Library and Archives Canada

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“No way out”: The Ettrick, Camp L and Camp N - Internment in Canada

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