This week's entry for the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of Wordless Wednesday commemorates the 70th anniversaty of the the arrival of the first kinder in the UK on 2 December 1938. Please see my previous two posts for further information on the Kindertransport
What a beautiful memorial to the children and the good people who took them into their homes!
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I feel sad for those children who had lost their family and homes.
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ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with the story (or perhaps just forgotten it) but the statuary is superb. So are the photos. Were you using some kind of soft focus, or did the weather provide that? Looks like it was a pretty dreary day.
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I really like the expressions in their faces!
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Wonderful photos of the statues!
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ReplyDeleteWhat meaningful and beautiful sculpture. I just read your other posts about it and it's so touching.
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures once again!!!
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My WW post...
Lovely memorial.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful memorial to remind people about history.
ReplyDeleteThe girl looks like Pippi Longstockings :)
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Great shots. They look like chocolate. Happy WW:)
ReplyDeleteReally wonderful shots - I'm guessing a foggy day gave them their diffuse glow. Really great posts earlier on the Kindertransport program and Richard Attenborough.
ReplyDeleteoh those are so nice, and love the droplets
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and such a beautiful tribute to those who helped the children. Thanks for posting the stories in the previous posts, very touching and informative.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your series of posts about the kinder transport, Jams. The photos of the memorial statues was the frosting on the cake.
ReplyDeleteSuch a terrible time, but full of moments of kindness and generosity like the stories this statue commemorates. I knew that many children were rescued from the Nazis, but I didn't know the details of the kindertransport in the UK as describes in your articles. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeletevery very good shots! i really love them... you got all the details, it's really nice :)
ReplyDeleteLovely shots of a beautiful sculpture. If only history hadn't been so cruel.
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beautiful memorial, great shots!
ReplyDeleteWhat a powerful sculpture. I can see how it would touch your heart and draw you to learn more about the children it depicts.
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ReplyDeleteThose pictures are beautiful.
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Nice shot for wordless!
ReplyDeletenice shots, love the last photo.thanks for visiting. Happy WW!
ReplyDeletePowerful. Your photos go straight to my heart.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very beautiful and expressive memorial ! Poor children have always been the innocent victims. I read a book about the last Kindertransportations to Australia to empty the orphanages in the UK. The last transport was in the 60th ! not so long ago. The horrible thing was, some of the children had still parents who where temporarily hospitalized.
ReplyDeleteLovely statues! I'm glad they are not forgotten.
ReplyDeleteHaunting images....Thank you for stopping by Jams and have a great rest of the week.
ReplyDeleteInnocent look on their faces. Nice shots.
ReplyDeleteAh, the detail is just striking! Lovely photographs Jams.
ReplyDeletegreat stature portraits. Thanks for stopping by. And thanks for the History Lesson.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. My favorite one is the last one. It's so up close and personal. Happy WW!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the history behind the statue... the photos are haunting, it makes us not forget what happened way back.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very interesting sculpture. The last one shows a lot of emotions. Thanks for visiting my other blog.
ReplyDeleteHi Jams, I sure am glad they have these children (bronz I take it??) there in the station. Current generations need to be aware of this.
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing up the Kindertransport. It is similar the U.S. underground railroad in nature and scope except our people moved were not necessarily childrden
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Fantastic photos!
ReplyDeleteLooking at those sculptures is so heart-warming
I have no idea about this celebration but your photos are beautiful . That last photo is perfectly captured- the expression of the subject on the image is so clear.
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