Jewish evacuee homes in WWII
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Name
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Jewish evacuee homes in WWII
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Dates
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[1930] - [1940]
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Location
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Brockenhurst
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Type
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Refuge
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Description
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During World War I and II, many children, including Jewish children, were evacuated from cities including Portsmouth and Southampton and offered refuge in Brockenhurst and the New Forest.
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To keep them safe from bombing in the urban dockside cities, these children were billeted with local residents, meaning they were given shelter in private households.
Hampshire towns such as Brockenhurst also accepted Jewish refugees from Europe during the 1930s and 40s. One such migrant to Hampshire was Dr Edgar Feuchtwanger, who escaped from Munich after the Kristallnacht at age 14. Dr Feuchtwanger subsequently taught at the University of Southampton, and his story was recently featured in an exhibition entitled 'University of Southampton: A Place of Refuge', curated by Professor Neil Gregor.
