Tag: Barbara Wolfenden

The Holocaust and the English School: The Refuge that Saved Young Lives by Barbara Wolfenden

As the Nazi threat spread across Europe, prominent English citizens established a school for traumatized refugee Jewish children. Pupils and teachers alike showed resilience in the face of war-time deprivations, facing down the suspicions of locals while mastering the intricacies of the English language. The German-born administrators, themselves refugees, helped the children through loneliness and […]

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