The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words
In the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Holocaust, this powerful documentary reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees who began new lives in England’s Lake District in the summer of 1945.
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The Windermere Children
S1 E1 - 1h 27m
Child survivors of the Holocaust are brought to an estate near England’s Lake Windermere to recuperate with the help of volunteer therapists. Without their families, they find kinship in each other and form bonds that give them hope for the future.
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The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words | Preview
30s
In the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Holocaust, this powerful documentary reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees who began new lives in England’s Lake District in the summer of 1945.
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Holocaust Survivors on the Kinship Formed at Windermere
1m 1s
Survivors of the Holocaust recall their experience at Windermere. The strong bonds and friendships that were forged during the summer of 1945 continued throughout their lives.
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Memories of Windermere
1m 4s
Holocaust survivors Sam Laskier, Bela Rosenthal and Harry Olmer recount the memories they made as children while at Windermere.
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The Windermere Children | Preview
30s
Child survivors of the Holocaust are brought to an estate near England’s Lake Windermere to recuperate with the help of volunteer therapists. Without their families, they find kinship in each other and form bonds that give them hope for the future.
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Inside the Infirmary
53s
Child survivors of the Holocaust are brought to an estate near England’s Lake Windermere to recuperate with the help of volunteer therapists. Without their families, they find kindship in each other and form bonds that give them hope for the future.
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