From Kindertransport to Post-war Sweden: My Memories

This memoir is the story of Lucie Widl (1930-2023), born in Viennaand, due to her Jewish background, sent to the United Kingdomas a child refugee following the Nazi annexation of Austria. Sherecounts her childhood, her experiences with the Kindertransportrefugee scheme in Scotland, her post-war years with vocationaltraining in London and travels across Europe and North Africa, andher eventual settlement in Sweden. There she started a family andcame into close contact with the medical facilities of the welfarestate. With its keen observations, trenchant commentary, dry humor, and hopeful aspirations, Lucie Widl's firsthand account vividly bringshistory to life.This publication includes additional research, annotations, and an introductionby Norbert Götz, professor at the Institute of Contemporary Historyat Södertörn University

• | Author: Lucie Widl
• | Publisher: Sodertorn University
• | Publication Date: Jan 21, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00092 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 9189615506
• | ISBN-13: 9789189615502