Before the Second World War nearly 10,000 children (mostly Jewish but also many children of left wing opponents) were sent to the UK from Germany and saved from being murdered by the Nazi. Many of them arrived in the UK via Liverpool Street Station.
On the 27th January it was Holocaust Memorial Day. In many Newham schools they held workshops and ceremonial remembrance events. In Essex Primary School in Manor Park, Ruth Barnet, who was actually one of these Suitcase Kindertransport children who fled to safety and who then went to this school, gave a speech to the school together with our Mayor, Sir Robin Wales. Check out also The Newham Mag (page 14)
The original tale of the Suitcase Kindertransport has been one of the top ten posts of the week on my blog for quite a while.
Update: Check out more photos of statue on Facebook here
