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Jewish Syrian child refugee arrives in UK

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Published: 1 November 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Jewish Syrian child refugee arrives in UK – Jewish News Online 27.10.16
English-speaking boy hopes for new British home after fleeing war-torn country.

And see:

How to explain the refugee crisis to kids - Marjorie Ingall – Tablet Magazine 27.10.16
New children’s books help parents broach a challenging subject.

How a small group of British Jews raised a big amount of money for child refugees
– Matt Plen – Scribe/The Forward 10.10.16
The campaign was initiated by Masorti (Conservative) communities in and around London as a response to the wave of xenophobia sweeping UK in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.

Right-wing pushback in Europe?
April 26, 2016
Child refugee fight has caught public’s imagination, says Labour peer Lord Dubs, himself a beneficiary of the Kindertransport.

Anne Frank today is a Syrian girl
August 27, 2016
We all know that the Frank children were murdered by the Nazis, but what is less known is the way Anne’s fate was sealed by a callous fear of refugees, among the world’s most desperate people.
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