Eddy Berhendt's The Kindertransport: The Holocaust

The Kindertransport In the 1930’s through the 1940’s, the German Nazi government took over and began capturing jewish and other people, putting them in concentration camps. If you did not fit the “master race” (blonde hair, blue eyes) you were put into concentration camps as well. This cruel act is known as the Holocaust. Adolf Hitler is the one who orchestrated this all, but a man named Eddy Berhendt created the Kindertransport. The Kindertransport took approximately 10,000 children and shipped them off to Great Britain to live in foster homes. The Kindertransport was known for why it was created/implemented, living conditions, and the impact it had on the children.

The Kindertransport was created by a man that wanted to put his skills to the test and how he wanted to do it. This man was Eddy Behrendt, Founder of Kindertransport Association and a Holocaust survivor organization (“The Kindertransport Association”). He was …show more content…
The language barrier and the emotions the children faced left struggles needed to be faced everyday. “Most couldn't speak the language and had no idea who was going to care for them” (“The Holocaust Explained”). The language barrier caused many problems, the children couldn’t communicate with their foster families because they simply didn’t speak the same language. The barrier between two languages was not the only problems the children faced. Another problem was the emotions the children went through. Most children were never reunited with their parents. This left them alone and a stage of grief, that no child should encounter. “Approximately 80% of Kindertransport families were never reunited. Many of their stories have been forgotten” (Host). 80% is a big number for the children that were in the Kindertransport that were never reunited with their loved ones. The problems that were faced were the least of their worries, they were out of harm's