Kindertransport Refugee Walter Bingham Returns to Germany

Walter Bingham (right) Paul Alexander (middle) and George Shefi (left) at a Kindertransport memorial at the platform of Liverpool station in London, October, 2023. Credit: Sam Churchill

Interview with almost 100-year-old journalist Walter Bingham about his recent trip to Germany, the Netherlands and England for a special reenactment and commemoration of the Kindertransport which rescued nearly 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe during the Holocaust. He describes the change in attitude of the German public towards Holocaust survivors and the reactions to the current Israel-Gaza war.

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Walter’s World with Walter Bingham podcast

The Walter Bingham File podcast

Walter Bingham article archive - Jerusalem Post

Kindertransport refugees retrace historic journey from Germany to UK - Jewish Chronicle

‘History is repeating itself’: 99-year-old Holocaust survivor issues warning as he returns to Germany - Telegraph

Kindertransport survivors call for hostage children to be released - Maariv

“Free kidnapped children in Gaza” say Kindertransport survivors - Israel HaYom

Holocaust survivor George Shefi retraces escape 85 years on - BBC