To mark the 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport, respected Holocaust historian and educator Mike Levy will be delivering a talk on his popular book, Get The Children Out: Unsung Heroes of the Kindertransport, as part of Jewish Book Week 2023.
Taking place at 6pm on 26th February at Kings Place, Limehouse, Mike will join historian Clare Mulley and novelist Geoffrey Charin for ‘Refugees and Rescuers’, where he will shine a light on the forgotten many who helped to rescue more than 10,000 Jewish children from Germany and Austria, among them the fearless Dutch woman, the grocer, the soldier, the Quaker and the Rabbi.
Described as ‘fascinating’ and ‘compelling’ by readers, ‘Get the Children Out: Unsung Heroes of the Kindertransport’ details the courageous deeds of twenty-two women and men who transformed the lives of the Kindertransport and other refugees.
In 1938, when the Government refused to act and those around them turned a blind eye, these heroic individuals took it upon themselves to orchestrate one of the greatest lifesaving missions the world has ever seen. Thanks to Get The Children Out, the compelling accounts of these extraordinary rescue missions that remained untold are now accessible to all.
Since Get The Children Out: Unsung Heroes of the Kindertransport was published by Lemon Soul last year, Mike has been involved in a number of events at the Jewish Museum, JW3 and the National Holocaust Centre. He currently works as a researcher for the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. He also holds a fellowship with the Imperial War Museum and is chair of the Harwich Kindertransport Memorial appeal.
Commenting on his involvement with Jewish Book Week, Mike said: “I am thrilled to be part of Jewish Book Week this year and to keep the story of the Kindertransport and those behind it at the forefront of people’s minds. Every one of them deserves to be recognised and remembered for their selfless bravery in the face of extreme danger.”
