Holocaust Day . The Windermere Children

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I have just watched this, and was so moved. Children from the extermination camps brought to the UK to a former factory in Windermere . I had never heard of the story, and I wish I had, it should be better known.

On BBC 4 some of them are talking about the experiences that took them to the extermination camps. How ignorant people can claim the camps did not exist when faced with such testimony I do not understand.

I've just been watching it too, so incredibly moving. The historian Martin Gilbert wrote a fantastic book about the children, called The Boys: Triumph over Adversity. It's well-worth reading.

Oh I am sorry to have missed that. I have to confess that I didn't know anything about this until recently, despite living in the area. But I was in the Windermere Boat Museum a few weeks ago and there was a small section about thess children. I would love to know more. I think hearing these stories is more important than ever right now. We really mustn't forget, now that there are so few survivors left to tell us about their horrific experiences.

youlando I will look out for the book. Sounds well worth a read.

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Another who read the Martin Gilbert book - fascinating