Dorrith when she was a grandmother looking back on her life.
Dorrith was born in Kassel – with her parents
Dorrith in her class
Dorrith
Christian and Jewish children happy together – Dorrith in the middle
April 1, 1933, repressions begin
November 9, 1938, Dorrith experiences the day in Kassel. She wanted to go to
school like every day. Sie found the school devastated. A man in the street told her to
ran home as fast as possible, and he said: You need not go to school for a long long while!
Her parents decide to let Dorrith go to Great Britain by a Kindertransport – here her permit
Her passport
Question to the class:
What would you put in your pocket if you had to leave your
home alone for a long time without knowing when you see your parents again?
Of course – photos! Here Mother and Father – Gertrude and Hans Oppenheim
Some more things that Dorrith had in her suitcase. Silverware was something
valuable in those times. Maybe her parents gave it her for times of distress.
And these are Dorrith's clothes when she went to England.
The stuffed dog fell out of the window!
How do you think it was for Dorrith to lose and get back her dog?
The children arrive by train
They are wearing numbers
This is Eilith, Dorrith's granddaughter. She told the following: My grandmother told me, that she also wore a number durin Kindertransport and that she felt like a parcel, that was sent away. Dorrith had the number 8725.
In the book you see many reporters and photographers taking pictures of the young
refugees arriving in London. Here are some of their pictures.
What do you think is this girl feeling when waiting for fosterparents?
Describe and compare these pictures. (The children have to see parallels between the situation of children-refugees 1939 and today.
Where am I going?
Dorrith was so lucky to have the kind Gallimores from Scotland as fosterparents.
How did Dorrith learn the new language? I put my ..... in my pocket. Can you also
speak some sentences like this English?
Once in the book she compares her new life with her old life in Germany
There is a car here – in Kassel her father rode a bicycle. That makes she think of her
father. Many things let her think of her life in Kassel.
Die „Mutti“ Trude Oppenheim Der „Vati“ Hans Oppenheim
When no more letter came from Mutter and Vater, she put the previous ones and their
pictures “In My Pocket”.
Here you see Dorrith and her husband when visiting Kassel.
Dorrith died at a great age in the midst of her large family. Thank you Dorrith for your wonderful and important book!