Abstract
"We learn from history that we learn nothing from history": Lessons
on Genocide Prevention from the Kindertransport Genocide remains
one of the most prevalent forms of preventable mortality and
morbidity for children today. Despite the creation of multiple
internationalconventions, genocide has not been eliminated, and its
effects disproportionally impact children. The Kindertransport was
a series of rescue efforts that brought thousands of refugee
children from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom between 1938 and
1940. This qualitative study asks what public health professionals
can learn from the prevention efforts of the Kindertransport by
examining the experiences and reflections of individuals who were
rescued as children. The specific aims of the study were to: 1)
analyze qualitatively the impact of the rescue on rescued children;
2)evaluate the strengths and limitations of the Kindertransport as
a prevention effort; and 3) draw implications for contemporary
public health responses to global genocide. In-depth interviews
were conducted with 27 survivors of the rescue, using a
semi-structured interview guide. Five inductive themes emerged from
the data related to: the broad spectrum of antisemitic persecution;
the breakup of families; integration in the UK via the
Kindertransport; the challenges of adapting to a new environment;
and the implications for global rescue efforts. The results suggest
that the public health community should act to prevent genocide
through rapid intervention and rescue; at the same time, the
effects of earlier forms of persecution must be addressed, and
sustained social, emotional, and psychological support must be
provided to those rescued.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction 1 Problem Statement 1 Purpose
Statement 3 Research Questions 4 Significance 4 Definition of Terms
4 Journal Selection 5 Literature Review 6 Genocide 7
Kindertransport 9 Genocide Prevention 11 New Public Health
Literature 13 Methods 15 Sampling and Recruitment 16 Ethical
Considerations 17 Data Collection 18 Data Analysis 18 Results 19
Sample 19 Broad Spectrum of Antisemitic Persecution 20 Breakup of
Families 21 Integration in the United Kingdom via Kindertransport
24 Challenges of Adapting to a New Environment 25 Implications for
Global Rescue Efforts 27 Discussion 29 Limitations 33 Implications
for Public Health 34 Future Directions 35 References 37 Journal
Article 49 Appendix: Interview Guide 64
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