The Anniversary of the Kindertransport | Child Rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton | USC Shoah Foundation

The Kindertransport ("Children's Transport") was an organized rescue of children from Nazi-controlled areas (the "Greater German Reich") during WWII. On December 1, 1938, the first Kindertransport left Berlin, carrying 200 Jewish children. Between 1938-1940, approximately 10,000 children were rescued and cared for in Great Britain. 669 of these children were saved by British humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton from Nazi persecution in occupied Czechoslovakia. His full testimony is featured today to commemorate the anniversary of the Kindertransport, and the heroic actions of its organizers. Learn more about USC Shoah Foundation: https://sfi.usc.edu/ SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/USCShoahFou... Connect with USC Shoah Foundation: Facebook:   / uscsfi   Twitter:   / uscshoahfdn   Instagram:   / uscshoahfoundation   IWitness: http://iwitness.usc.edu/SFI/ Website: https://sfi.usc.edu/ About USC Shoah Foundation: USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education develops empathy, understanding and respect through testimony, using its Visual History Archive of more than 55,000 video testimonies, academic programs and partnerships across USC and 170 universities, and award-winning IWitness education program. USC Shoah Foundation’s interactive programming, research and materials are accessed in museums and universities, cited by government leaders and NGOs, and taught in classrooms worldwide. Now in its third decade, USC Shoah Foundation reaches millions of people on six continents from its home at the University of Southern California. Copyright USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education #wwii #children #history #education #sirnicholaswinton #fulltestimony