Victimas del Terror Nazi. La Recompensa de los Salvadores. [“Some Victims of Nazi Terror. The Reward of the Salvors.”]
Auction 91 |
Thursday, November 12th,
2020 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts Featuring an Extensive Collection of Rabbinic Autograph Letters.
Lot 162
(HOLOCAUST).
Victimas del Terror Nazi. La Recompensa de los Salvadores. [“Some Victims of Nazi Terror. The Reward of the Salvors.”]
London: Odhams Press, circa 1940
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $450
Details the life of the 4,000 German and Austrian Jewish men who were given temporary sanctuary in England in late 1939. They were housed in the Kitchener refugee camp, located in Richborough, between the towns of Ramsgate and Sandwich, along the coast of East Kent.
It is not clear why this publication was produced in the Spanish language.
For more on the Kitchener camp see: http://www.kitchenercamp.co.uk/.
and https://jewishmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/leave-to-land-the-kitchener-camp-rescue-1939/.
A detailed bibliography relating to Kitchener can be found here: http://www.kitchenercamp.co.uk/references/books/.