. . "Partially closed"@en . . . . "

See also Schlesinger and Bischheim family: photographs and history books (Collection No 1734).

Readers need to reserve a terminal in the reading room to listen to interview with Hilary Schlesinger.

"@en . . . . "This collection comprises original papers and correspondence which documents the establishment and maintenance of a refugee children's hostel in Highgate, London, 1938-1939. The papers offer a valuable insight into the processes and issues relating to such an enterprise.

Two of the former children produced a documentary reader comprising copies and translations of much of the material in the archive (1625/1). It also includes copies of documents from Ilse Jacobsohn's (later Ilse Henry) own file. The personal files of the other children are not open to the public."@en . "1 Box"@en . "Schlesinger Hostel: papers"@en . "WL1625" . "Open except 1625/2, 1625/16, 1625/17 and 1 other folder"@en . . . "The founders of the hostel were Bernard Schlesinger, a prominent pediatrician and his wife, Winifred. They were concerned about the increasingly desperate situation for Jews in Germany and wanted to establish a safe haven for 12 Jewish children from Berlin."@en . "The archive was discovered by one of the Schlesinger's own children who then handed it to one of the hostel children."@en .