Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™

LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Sandra Eldridge,"So important the story of Kinder-Transport is told" Director of Kindertransport

Sandra Eldridge,"So important the story of Kinder-Transport is told" Director of Kindertransport
Sandra Eldridge,"So important the story of Kinder-Transport is told" Director of Kindertransport Source: SBS

Just before the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain took in over 10,000 Jewish refugee children from Europe. The rescue effort was known as Kindertransport. Separated from their families and fostered out to British homes, most of the children never saw their parents again.Diane Samuels extraordinary play, which is currently staged in Sydney Darlinghurst theatre, is about this emergency immigration and its effect over time on generations. We spoke to Sandra Eldridge, Director of "Kindertransport", the play


Published

Updated

By Nitza Lowenstein

Source: SBS


Share this with family and friends


Just before the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain took in over 10,000 Jewish refugee children from Europe. The rescue effort was known as Kindertransport. Separated from their families and fostered out to British homes, most of the children never saw their parents again.Diane Samuels extraordinary play, which is currently staged in Sydney Darlinghurst theatre, is about this emergency immigration and its effect over time on generations. We spoke to Sandra Eldridge, Director of "Kindertransport", the play



Latest podcast episodes

Follow SBS Hebrew

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Stream now