The Windermere Children

The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words

Special | 58m 53s  | Video has closed captioning.

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: 04/03/20

Expires: 04/02/24

Rating: TV-14

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