Join René Cassin, Generation 2 Generation, and the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) for a powerful online event commemorating the anniversary of the Kindertransport — between the historic dates of 21 November (Parliament’s first debate) and 2 December (arrival of the first Kindertransport in the UK).
This event will feature:
Dr Amy Williams is a Kindertransport Scholar in Residence at the Association of Jewish Refugees. Amy is a distinguished historian of Holocaust memory and migration and has dedicated over a decade to researching the Kindertransport. Her scholarly and public-facing work has had wide-reaching impact, including exhibitions, radio series, and appearances on “Great British Railway Journeys” and Dutch current affairs programme “Nieuwsuur.” She is currently co-authoring a new book with Professor Bill Niven for Yale University Press, exploring the transnational history of the Kindertransport. Dr. Williams is also writing a third book focused on Kindertransport testimony, to be published by Mitteldeutscher Verlag.
In October 2024, Amy began her fellowship at Yad Vashem in Israel, where she found the Kindertransport lists.
G2G speaker Tim Locke, the son of Ruth Neumeyer (1923-2012), will speak about Ruth and her brother Raimund's experience of fleeing persecution via the Kindertransport from Germany. The children departed on a Kindertransport to England in May 1939, while their parents remained stranded in Munich amid mounting uncertainty before their eventual deportations in 1942 to Nazi camps, where they were murdered.
A contribution from René Cassin connecting the legacy of the Kindertransport to today’s urgent debate on safe and legal routes for refugees and asylum seekers
Together, we will reflect on the past, honour the stories of survival, and explore how history informs our responsibility in shaping humane immigration policies today.
Register now to be part of this important conversation.
