The Kindertransport of 1938 - connecting Vienna with Lowestoft
The Mayfly, 72 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XN
On 12 January 2023 a new panel was unveiled at Lowestoft train station commemorating the role that Lowestoft played in rescuing hundreds of children (mostly Jewish children) from Nazi persecution and probable death. The panel contains details of the children's journey across Europe by both rail and steamship, their arrival in Lowestoft where they were met by the mayor, and information relating to the circumstances which prompted their evacuation. Lowestoft Journal also gave permission for the panel to include part of the original newspaper article featuring the Kindertransport arrival from an edition published in December 1938, which included a special greeting published in both German and English.
Content for the panel was researched by amateur historian and town councillor Andy Pearce who will give the talk. He will describe the events that led to this extraordinary evacuation, the children's journey, the role of Lowestoft and the children's subsequent resettlement in different parts of England.
This story has particular resonance for this year's Heritage Open Days with its theme of 'Routes - Networks - Connections' not only documenting the routes that the children made from Vienna, Austria to Lowestoft, England but also the connections that we now have to people, cities and countries in Europe and how we played a small role in welcoming and providing a new home to children who needed it in the past.
Timings & Tours
- Sunday 08 September:
- 3pm
Location & directions
The Mayfly, 72 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XN
- Directions:
- The event will be held at The Mayfly Community Cafe and Arts Centre.
- Contact on day:
- Susan Steward
- Telephone number:
- +441502589626
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking preferred
- Booking conditions:
- Please let the organiser know if you would like to attend this talk (Or in person at The Mayfly)
- Booking contact name:
- Susan Steward
- Booking telephone number:
- +447952044358
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking opens:
- 02 Sep 2024 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
The venue for the talk is accessible for wheelchairs/buggies etc. but visitors need to be aware that the toilets are inaccessible for anyone with mobility problems.
Additional information
The talk is using The Mayfly as a venue i.e. this is not a Mayfly event.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 20
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
