Jewish Refugees at British Holiday Camp

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.47

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Date

12-13-1938

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Description

Front: An image of a woman in a kerchief alongside children and adolescants in front of row houses.Back: Typewritten, handwritten, and stamped information pertaining to the photograph.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Acme wire photo with following information verso: "Jewish refugees from Germany, temporarily staying at the holiday camp here (Dovercourt, Essex, England). They have been promised new homes in Britain. They will be supported by voluntary contributions, sheltered by British families, educated and taught trades and will then emigrate to British possessions. 12/13/1938"

Dovercourt Bay was meant to be a temporary transit camp for the first groups of children waiting for a foster family that could sponsor them. Depending on the ease with which that occurred, they might be placed at Dovercourt for some time, during which they would be taught English and practical skills and enjoy playing with their new-found friends, essentially being indoctrinated into British life.

Dimensions

7 x 9"

Keywords

Refugees, Acme Newspictures Inc.

Subcollection

Early, Kindertransport

Recommended Citation

"Jewish Refugees at British Holiday Camp" (1938). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.47.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/357

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