Far from Home
The advent of the Third Reich in January 1933 led to an exodus of Jewish and Socialist refugees who were unable to continue their careers in the country in which they had been born because of religious and political persecution. Refugees with British guarantors managed to find work here, and their contribution to learning in Britain in the 30s was invaluable. As Hitler moved into Austria, the British government relaxed some of the rules governing immigration, and more refugees were able to settle here in a more tolerant society. By the time of the outbreak of war in September 1939, 55,000 immigrants had been admitted to Britain from Fascist Germany, Austria and Czecho slovakia.
Narrator ANDREW favlds
Film editor 3111 latham
Director victoria wegc prosser