Jewish refugee children in the Netherlands during WWII:migration, settlement and survival

This study focuses on Jewish refugee children who fled the Third Reich after the Kristallnacht in November 1938 either via the so-called Kindertransport [Children’s Transport] or by crossing the border illegally. Many parents, desperate after the Kristallnacht, sent their children abroad alone. About 1,800 arrived in the Netherlands. While for some the Netherlands was an intermediate stop, many stayed. We use a mixed-method approach with the aim of providing a better understanding of the survival rates of refugee children using information from several sources.The qualitative research provides... Mehr ...