Six remarkable stories of survival from eyewitnesses of Nazi atrocities during World War 2, brought to life for a young audience through animation and a series of follow-on interviews to camera.
Suitable for Years 5-10: History, English and Geography.
Ruth Rogoff [Rated: G]
A five-year-old girl's escape over the mountains from East Germany into Czechoslovakia, and her mother's determined efforts to keep the family together.
WARNING: The content of this video may be hurtful or offensive to some viewers. Teachers are advised to view the program and use their discretion to determine the suitability of the program for their students.
Martin Kapel [Rated: G]
An eight-year-old boy is expelled from Germany to Poland in the middle of the night in the so-called Polkenation. He escapes to England on the Kindertransport, only to experience the worst of the Blitz in Coventry.
WARNING: The content of this video may be hurtful or offensive to some viewers. Teachers are advised to view the program and use their discretion to determine the suitability of the program for their students
Trude Silman [Rated: G]
A young Jewish girl who witnesses the Nazi Occupation of Bratislava Czechoslovakia, escapes to Britain on the Kindertransport, her struggle to settle living in Britain & her ongoing search for information about her parents.
WARNING: The content of this video may be hurtful or offensive to some viewers. Teachers are advised to view the program and use their discretion to determine the suitability of the program for their students
Heinz Skyte [Rated: G]
A thirteen-year-old boy sees the rise of the Nazis near Nuremberg and feels the effects of anti-Jewish legislation on his education and social life.
WARNING: The content of this video may be hurtful or offensive to some viewers. Teachers are advised to view the program and use their discretion to determine the suitability of the program for their students
Suzanne Rappaport-Ripton [Rated:PG]
A six-year-old girl is violently separated from her parents during Nazi occupied Paris, and how she was kept in hiding throughout the war working in an isolated rural farm.
WARNING: The content of this video may be hurtful or offensive to some viewers. Teachers are advised to view the program and use their discretion to determine the suitability of the program for their students
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