Copy list of children of Kitchener camp residents

Identifier
WL1904
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 88678
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Jan 1939
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

The Kitchener camp, a derelict site which had previously been an army camp, was taken over by the Council for German Jewry at the beginning of 1939 as a result of pressure from the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland to rescue threatened Jews from Germany and Austria. Conditions for admission were that inmates must be aged between 18 and 40 and that they have a definite prospect of emigration overseas. The camp began receiving refugees in February 1939 and ended with the outbreak of war in September after which most of the inmates chose to enlist in the British army. 

Acquisition

original at Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People

Donated 1 August 2014

Donor: Clare Ungerson

Scope and Content

Copy list of children of Kitchener camp residents

Related Units of Description

  • See also Document collection 644

Subjects

  • Kitchener Camp
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.