As time marches forward, it is our task to remember and learn about the Shoah; the stories of those that were lost as well as the those who survived.
During 1938 and 1939, the British government organized a series of “Kindertransport” to rescue and relocate over 10,000 Jewish refugee children up to the age of 17 into England. One of these children was Walter Klein, who was three years old when he and his four older siblings were placed on a train bound for England, never to see their parents again. Read more about Walter Klein’s story at: http://www.judaica-badneustadt.de/bn/stories/stories/walterklein.html.
On Sunday morning November 3, 2024 the Temple Beth Am Men’s Club of Margate, Florida will be hosting a special LIVE & In-Person Men’s Club Breakfast meeting featuring Kindertransport survivor Walter Klein. For more information or to RSVP and register for this exciting event visit: https://www.beth-am.org/event/walter-klein.
Kindertransport children are child Holocaust survivors and an important part of Holocaust History. They were saved from the horrors of the death camps however they were uprooted from their families and friends, separated from their parents and transported to different countries and cultures where they faced a mixture of kindness, indifference, occasional exploitation and the selflessness of ordinary people faced with needy children. Read more about Walter Klein’s story at: http://www.judaica-badneustadt.de/bn/stories/stories/walterklein.html. The Kindertransport Association maintains an active SPEAKERS BUREAU comprised of Kindertransport survivors, their adult children (KT2s) and grandchildren (KT3s) who are able to speak in person or remotely via Zoom. For more information about the Kindertransport Association or to request a speaker for your Men’s Club, Brotherhood or Synagogue, please contact Kindertransport Speaker Bureau Chair Alan Peizer at speaker@kindertransport.org or visit https://kindertransport.org/education/request-a-speaker/.
Yasher Koach and Kol HaKavod to the Temple Beth Am Men’s Club for organizing this important breakfast program. Learn more about the Temple Beth Am Men’s Club at https://www.beth-am.org/mens-club, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BethAmMargate/ or email Temple Beth Am Men’s Club President Larry Schwartz at mensclub@beth-am.org.
The Temple Beth Am Men’s Club is a proud member of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC), a confederation of over 200 Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods representing over 20,000 members across the United States, Canada, Latin America, and beyond. Learn more about how your Jewish Men’s Club or Brotherhood can affiliate with the FJMC at: https://fjmc.org/for-clubs/affiliating-with-the-fjmc/.
The Florida Region of FJMC serves the needs of affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods throughout the State of Florida. Get to know more about the FJMC Florida Region and our growing network of Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods at www.FloridaRegionFJMC.org and please visit and LIKE our Florida Region FJMC Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/FloridaRegionFJMC.
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