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12:15 PM-2:00 PM
Rescued for a time - Kindertransporte to Belgium 1938/1939
Exhibition visit and discussion with contemporary witnesses |Exhibition visit and discussion with contemporary witnesses
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Vertretung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen bei der Europäischen Union, Brüssel
Participation for EU civil servants and ministerial officials from the Permanent Representations of the EU Member States and interested parties
After the November pogroms of 1938, thousands of Jews wanted to leave the German Reich as quickly as possible. However, entry regulations were very strict and some countries were only willing to accept children. Belgium was also prepared to grant residence to around 1000 children. The Jewish communities and aid organisations in the German Reich and in the host countries as well as countless private helpers took care of the entry permits, the journey and the children's new place of residence. In North Rhine-Westphalia, the Israelite Orphanage in Dinslaken and the Provinzialverband für jüdische Wohlfahrtspflege in der Rheinprovinz in Cologne were particularly involved in the organisation.
The children were transported to safety in 17 transports via Aachen and Herbesthal to Belgium - only a temporary safety, as it turned out after the German occupation of Belgium in May 1940 at the latest.
The exhibition presents almost unknown rescue stories and the extraordinary lives of the rescued boys and girls. Last but not least, it focuses on the great willingness of the Belgian population to help, to which many children owe their lives.
In addition to visiting the exhibition, you will have the opportunity to talk to contemporary witness Adolphe Nysenholc from the association ‘L'enfant caché’.
Programme
12.15 pm Admission and short welcome
12.30 pm Discussion with contemporary witness Adolphe Nysenholc
13:00 Walk through the exhibition
Drinks will be provided. Lunch will not be provided.
If you are interested, please register by 02 May.
After the November pogroms of 1938, thousands of Jews wanted to leave the German Reich as quickly as possible. However, entry regulations were very strict and some countries were only willing to accept children. Belgium was also prepared to grant residence to around 1000 children. The Jewish communities and aid organisations in the German Reich and in the host countries as well as countless private helpers took care of the entry permits, the journey and the children's new place of residence. In North Rhine-Westphalia, the Israelite Orphanage in Dinslaken and the Provinzialverband für jüdische Wohlfahrtspflege in der Rheinprovinz in Cologne were particularly involved in the organisation.
The children were transported to safety in 17 transports via Aachen and Herbesthal to Belgium - only a temporary safety, as it turned out after the German occupation of Belgium in May 1940 at the latest.
The exhibition presents almost unknown rescue stories and the extraordinary lives of the rescued boys and girls. Last but not least, it focuses on the great willingness of the Belgian population to help, to which many children owe their lives.
In addition to visiting the exhibition, you will have the opportunity to talk to contemporary witness Adolphe Nysenholc from the association ‘L'enfant caché’.
Programme
12.15 pm Admission and short welcome
12.30 pm Discussion with contemporary witness Adolphe Nysenholc
13:00 Walk through the exhibition
Drinks will be provided. Lunch will not be provided.
If you are interested, please register by 02 May.
Location
Vertretung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen bei der Europäischen Union
Rue Montoyer 47
1000 Brüssel
Belgium
Rue Montoyer 47
1000 Brüssel
Belgium