Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, directed by Mark Jonathan Harris, tells the story of the rescue of more than 10,000 Jewish children from persecution in Nazi Germany. They were transported from Austria, Germany, and Czechoslovakia to Great Britain by any means available, including boats, trains, and planes.

The children were taken in by British families, and although their foster care was intended to be temporary, most were never reunited with their parents due to the atrocities of the Holocaust. The film features interviews with the rescued children, now in their sixties and seventies, recounting how the actions of complete strangers saved them from a horrific fate.

Their stories live on at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, serving as a tribute to those who risked their lives to save thousands of children during one of the darkest chapters in human history.