Friday, May 27, 2011

One Thousand Children-- Part 1

Earlier this week, I wrote about the teenagers who got two ladies together who came to the US under this little-known program before and during World War II.

I had never heard of it and did some quick research on good old Wikipedia.

Approximately 1400, mostly Jewish, children were rescued from Nazi Germany and Nazi-occupied or threatened countries. This was done by entities and individuals in the US. All came without their parents.

There is a One Thousand Children (OTC) organization whose primary goal is to explain and document this little-known part of World War II.

Some facts:

** Children came from Europe to US 1934-1945
** Aged 14 months to age 16
** Arrived unaccompanied by parents
** Placed with foster families, schools and facilities across the US

The first small group came arrived in New York City in November 1934. After that, about 100 annually came in small groups. Before 1941, small groups were the norm because of US hostility to foreigners during the Great Depression.

More to Come. --DaCoot

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