Category: Refugee Experiences

Redefining the Kindertransport 85 years on

Written by Dr Amy Williams
December 4, 2023

Since the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport to Britain in 2018, scholars, refugee organisations, and politicians have called for a “rethinking” of the Kindertransport so that we see beyond “the big Kindertransport myth”. But the … Keep reading

Listening To Survivors: A Statement From Our Chair On The Ongoing Conflict Against Hamas

Written by Jen Kagan
October 12, 2023

October 7th 2023, marks a tragic and heart-wrenching day for Jewish communities both in Israel and worldwide. This date witnessed the highest number of Jews murdered in one day since the Holocaust. We condemn the … Keep reading

‘Enemy Aliens’ – the British interment camps on the Isle of Man

Written by Jodi Fargher
July 7, 2023

During the course of the war, numerous concentration camps were established across German-occupied Europe in order to hold Jews and others deemed ‘undesirable’ by the Nazi regime, becoming a symbol of oppression and violence. Lesser well … Keep reading

Humanitarian Workers and Jewish Refugees in World War II Shanghai: The Work of Laura Margolis and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Written by Niamh Hanrahan
January 10, 2023

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), established in 1914, distinguishes itself as the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian organisation. During the Second World War, it aided Jews fleeing Nazi persecution in many cities around the world. … Keep reading

LIFE EXPERIENCES : NIGERIA

Written by Lauren Le Ber
December 5, 2022

This week we have a takeover by three University of Huddersfield students who recently interviewed other students from Rwanda, Syria and Nigeria about their experiences of war, displacement and genocide. All those interviewed currently live in Huddersfield. Keep reading

LIFE EXPERIENECES: SYRIA

Written by Ogochukwu Okpoko
December 4, 2022

Flight to China in the Year of the Tiger: 1938

Written by Hari Jonkers
February 3, 2022

As we welcome a new Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac, we remember another significant Tiger year: 1938. This was when the Japanese occupied Shanghai and the city became the unlikely destination of … Keep reading

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