Kindertransport – The Arrival

The sculpture in 2011

Plaque for the memorial in 2014

Kindertransport – The Arrival is an outdoor bronze memorial sculpture by Frank Meisler, located in the forecourt of Liverpool Street station in London, United Kingdom.^[1] It commemorates the 10,000 orphaned Jewish children who escaped Nazi persecution and arrived at the station during 1938–1939. ^[2] The memorial was installed in September 2006, replacing Flor Kent's bronze Für Das Kind (For the Child), which was installed in 2003.^[3]^[4] It was commissioned by World Jewish Relief and the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR).

References

↑ Hammel, Andrea; Lewkowicz, Bea (2012). The Kindertransport to Britain 1938/39: New Perspectives. Rodopi. p. 9. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
↑ Thornhill, Gillian (October 31, 2012). The Life, Times and Music of Mark Raphael. AuthorHouse. p. 77. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
↑ Rabben, Linda (February 28, 2011). Give Refuge to the Stranger: The Past, Present, and Future of Sanctuary. Left Coast Press. p. 109. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
↑ Long, David (November 30, 2011). Hidden City: The Secret Alleys, Courts and Yards of London's Square Mile. The History Press. p. 273. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

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Post-WWII	Korean War

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