Jewish refugee children after their arrival in London, 1938 (b/w photo)

Jewish girls from Hamburg who have fled from the Nazis to Great Britain, after their arrival at Waterloo station in London. They arrived in Southampton with the passenger ship 'Washington' and are now waiting to be taken to their foster families. This was one of several 'Children Transports'. The last of the transports was in September 1939 shortly before the outbreak of WWII. Various refugee organizations financed the project and sought foster parents and homes for the children. Within a short time, volunteers in Germany made lists of children who were especially endangered, children who were in danger of being deported, orphans or children whose parents were already in concentration camps. Between December 1938 and September 1939 the lives of over 10,000 children were saved in this way.