What Is The Relationship Between Gilbert And Eleanor Kraus
Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus were a Jewish American couple who rescued 50 children from Vienna, Austria, during World War II by bringing them to the United States. They worked for months to gain all the information, and important documents to legally bring these children to the United States. The pair had help from a family friend, Robert Schless, members of the Independent Order Brith Sholom, and members of the Jewish communities and families in Vienna. All the children who were rescued were from families who had already tried to escape and failed.
"In January 1939, the president of the Independent Order Brith Sholom, Louis Levine, approached Gilbert Kraus about trying to save some of the Jewish children trapped inside Nazi Germany." (United …show more content…
When they arrived in Berlin they were informed that their best chance of finding children for immigration would be in Vienna. April 17th, Eleanor gets a call from Gilbert, He was very discreet, said that operation was now under way. Eleanor booked passage on a ship and on April 20th at midnight. On April 14th Kraus and Schless, learned "that there were over 200 eligible children in Vienna." So, they spent a couple of days trying to figure out the criteria from which they would choose the children. "They decided to consider only children between four and fourteen who were "healthiest in mind and body" (United States Holocaust memorial museum, the rescue mission of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus.) On April 19th they began screening candidates. Each child underwent physical and psychological examinations. The interviews continued until the end of April." Eleanor arrived in Vienna on April 28th She immediately began helping in the interview processes. By May 2nd they had chosen 26 children and all 26 were eligible. They then added more children to the list, only days afterward they had selected the 50th child. On May 20th the children and the Krauses departed for Berlin. Some of the parents were able to see their children off. The children arrived in Berlin the next day and prepared to board a ship which would leave on the
"In January 1939, the president of the Independent Order Brith Sholom, Louis Levine, approached Gilbert Kraus about trying to save some of the Jewish children trapped inside Nazi Germany." (United …show more content…
When they arrived in Berlin they were informed that their best chance of finding children for immigration would be in Vienna. April 17th, Eleanor gets a call from Gilbert, He was very discreet, said that operation was now under way. Eleanor booked passage on a ship and on April 20th at midnight. On April 14th Kraus and Schless, learned "that there were over 200 eligible children in Vienna." So, they spent a couple of days trying to figure out the criteria from which they would choose the children. "They decided to consider only children between four and fourteen who were "healthiest in mind and body" (United States Holocaust memorial museum, the rescue mission of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus.) On April 19th they began screening candidates. Each child underwent physical and psychological examinations. The interviews continued until the end of April." Eleanor arrived in Vienna on April 28th She immediately began helping in the interview processes. By May 2nd they had chosen 26 children and all 26 were eligible. They then added more children to the list, only days afterward they had selected the 50th child. On May 20th the children and the Krauses departed for Berlin. Some of the parents were able to see their children off. The children arrived in Berlin the next day and prepared to board a ship which would leave on the