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Werner Pfeffer's arrival in Harwich

Werner Pfeffer arrived in England with the first Kindertransport. The children's journey by train from Berlin to the Hook of Holland attracted attention from the Dutch press. Their arrival in Harwich was filmed.

Event

Dec. 2, 1938

51.947863 N 1.248064 E

Parkeston Quay

Harwich

Verenigd Koninkrijk

He arrived in Harwich by night boat on 2 December 1938. He was under the supervision of the Refugee Children's Movement, bearing the registration number 15252.[1] His group travelled on the S.S. Prague which operated the regular ferry service between the Hook of Holland and Harwich. There is film footage and photographs of this first group of children on their arrival at the quay and on their first stay at Doverside Holiday Camp. Werner was expected at a relative's house in England and was able to travel straight through and was therefore probably not filmed or photographed at Doverside Holiday Camp.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ World Jewish Relief, Londen, indexkaarten op archief Kindertransporten, registratienummer 15252, Werner Pfeffer. Het onderliggende dossier is niet bewaard.
  2. ^ Email Mike Levy aan AFS, 17 augustus 2022.

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Krantenbericht over de aankomst van Joodse kinderen in Oldenzaal, Algemeen Handelsblad 1-1-1938

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Photographer: De collectie kan worden ingezet voor publiek