The Kindertransport rescue network saved nearly 10,000 children between 1938 and 1940 by transporting them from Nazi Germany to England. This year marks the 85th anniversary of its first arrival in England on December 2, 1938. The event includes a screening of the short films 256,000 Miles from Home and Dreyfus Drei. 256,000 Miles from Home follows four Kindertransport survivors as they retrace their journey from their homelands to England, while Dreyfus Drei tells the story of Australian Jewish artist Ella Dreyfus and her search to uncover her family's lost Holocaust history. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Ella Dreyfus, Melissa Hacker (director of 256,000 Miles from Home), Ilse Melamid (Kindertransport survivor), and Eva Yachnes (Kindertransport survivor). Moderator: Dr. Eva Fogelman, psychologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust.
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