TY  - BOOK
AU  - Craig-Norton, Jennifer
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019//
TI  - Kindertransport: contesting memory
T3  - Studies in antisemitism
PB  - Indiana University Press
CY  - Bloomington, Indiana
KW  - Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Jews
KW  - Rescue
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Germany
KW  - History
KW  - Jewish children
KW  - Jewish refugees
AB  - "Jennifer Craig-Norton sets out to challenge celebratory narratives of the Kindertransport that have dominated popular memory as well as literature on the subject. According to these narratives, the Kindertransport was a straightforward act of rescue and salvation, with little room for dealing with deeper, more complex issues. Craig-Norton reveals that many children experienced difficulties with settlement, they were treated inconsistently by refugee agencies, their parents had various motives for giving them up, and their carers had complex reasons for taking them in. Against the grain of many other narratives, Craig-Norton emphasizes the use of archival sources, many of them newly discovered testimonial accounts and letters from Kinder to their families. This documentary evidence together with testimonial evidence allows Craig-Norton to offer compelling insights into the nature of interactions between children and their parents and caregivers. She shows readers a more nuanced and complete picture of the Kindertransport" --
SN  - 9780253042217
LA  - English
N1  - Jennifer Craig-Norton
ID  - 1663791961
ER  -