In 1990, a book by Judith Baumel, "Unfulfilled Promise" was published about OTC.
In 2000, Leonore Moskowitz and Iris Posner found the names of virtually all the children brought over and located about 500 who were still alive.
A three-day reunion was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 2002 with about 200 attendees
Britain had a similar operation called Kindertransport which is better-known, From 1938-1939, 10,000 Jewish children were removed from harm's way. VIVO, the Center for Jewish History in New York City is now the repository for the entire OTC archival collection.
Besides Wikipedia, you can find out more at www.onethousandchildren.org.
Quite a Heartwarming Attempt. --Cooter
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