Kindertransport – The Arrival

Kindertransport – The Arrival
Kindertransport – The Arrival
	The sculpture in 2011
Artist	Frank Meisler
Location	London, United Kingdom
	51°31′03″N 0°04′57″W / 51.517586°N 0.082563°WCoordinates: 51°31′03″N 0°04′57″W / 51.517586°N 0.082563°W

Kindertransport – The Arrival is an outdoor bronze memorial sculpture by Frank Meisler, located in the forecourt of Liverpool Street station in London, United Kingdom.^[1] It commemorates the 10,000 orphaned Jewish children who escaped Nazi persecution and arrived at the station during 1938–1939. ^[2] The memorial was installed in September 2006, replacing Flor Kent's bronze Für Das Kind (For the Child), which was installed in 2003.^[3]^[4] It was commissioned by World Jewish Relief and the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR).

Plaque for the memorial in 2014

References[]

^ Hammel, Andrea; Lewkowicz, Bea (2012). The Kindertransport to Britain 1938/39: New Perspectives. Rodopi. p. 9. ISBN 9789401208864. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ Thornhill, Gillian (October 31, 2012). The Life, Times and Music of Mark Raphael. AuthorHouse. p. 77. ISBN 9781477242605. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ Rabben, Linda (February 28, 2011). Give Refuge to the Stranger: The Past, Present, and Future of Sanctuary. Left Coast Press. p. 109. ISBN 9781611320305. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ Long, David (November 30, 2011). Hidden City: The Secret Alleys, Courts and Yards of London's Square Mile. The History Press. p. 273. ISBN 9780752480329. Retrieved 16 September 2014.