Kurt Stern - February 11, 2008
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Kurt Stern was born in Chodov, Czechoslovakia. After his father's death in 1935, Kurt and his mother moved in with his grandfather and aunt. When the German's entered the Sudetenland they moved to Beroun with his uncle. Kurt's mother signed him up for the Winton Kindertransport and Kurt left for England with his cousin Ruth. Kurt and Ruth were fostered with an English family in East Anglia. Following the end of the war, Kurt apprenticed to be a pastry chef under his uncle in London before volunteering for the Israeli army. Kurt and his family still live in Israel today.
- Introduction
- Life Before the War
- Politics Before the War
- Fate of Family
- Fate of Mother
- Being Sent to England
- Traveling on the Kindertransport
- Traveling to Meet Foster Family
- Life with Foster Family I
- Thoughts on Winton
- Life in England
- Life with Foster Family II
- Thoughts on Being Sent Away
- Sharing Story
- Going to Israel
- Life in Israel
- Moving Back to England
- Changing Careers
- Thoughts on Winton and Barazetti
- How Experiences Shaped Life
- Thoughts on the Holocaust in the Media
- Conclusion
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