Tamara Sessler - February 4, 2008
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Tamara Sessler was born on August 11, 1928 in Vienna, Austria. On her tenth birthday she and her family escaped German-occupied Vienna for Prague. While in Prague, Tamara's mother arranged for Tamara and one of her sisters to be taken to England on Nicolas Winton's Kindertransport. The two were put in two foster families in Birmingham. When Tamara's family moved to Nottingham, Tamara moved into an orphanage. After she completed school, she became a hairdresser and prepared to make aliyah. She moved to Israel with her husband in 1949 where she remains today.
- Introduction
- Escaping Vienna
- Living in Prague
- Experiencing Anti-Semitism
- Escaping to England on Kindertransport
- Fate of Family
- Life in England
- Moving to an Orphanage
- Mother's Life in England
- Being on the Kindertransport
- Feelings About Leaving Family
- Bombing in England
- Being Friends with non-Jews
- Good Experiences with the British
- Meeting Other Jews in England
- Haschsharah
- Learning about the Holocaust
- Politics Before the War
- Thoughts on Winton
- Sharing Story
- Thoughts on Bill Barazetti
- Thoughts on Bill Barazetti II
- Making Aliyah
- Life in Israel
- Family Life Today
- Thoughts on the Holocaust Today
- Jews Rescuing Jews
- Returning to Vienna
- Memories
- Thoughts on Israel
- Conclusion
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