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The Windermere Children

The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words | Preview

This powerful film reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees.

Aired 04/03/2020 | Rating TV-14

The Windermere Children

The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words | Preview

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This powerful film reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees.

In the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Holocaust, this powerful documentary reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees who began new lives in England’s Lake District in the summer of 1945.

Aired 04/03/2020 | Rating TV-14

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The Windermere Children | Preview

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Preview | 30s | Young Holocaust survivors gather at an English estate to recover. (30s)

Memories of Windermere

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Clip | 1m 4s | Holocaust survivors recount the memories they made as children while at Windermere. (1m 4s)

Inside the Infirmary

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Clip | 53s | Child survivors of the Holocaust are brought to an estate near England’s Lake Windermere. (53s)

Holocaust Survivors on the Kinship Formed at Windermere

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Clip | 1m 1s | Survivors of the Holocaust recall their experience at Windermere. (1m 1s)

The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words | Preview

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Preview | 30s | This powerful film reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees. (30s)

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